I see the enviroloonies are at it again.
Energy Saving Day, a 24-hour initiative aiming to reduce the UK’s electricity use, begins on Wednesday evening.
A coalition of environmental groups, religious leaders and energy companies is asking people to curb climate change by turning off devices not in use.
Oh, for crying out loud! I’m not at home at the moment, but be assured all my electrical items will be on standby and when I get home, I’ll make a point of going around the house switching everything on – whether I plan to use it or not. I will not be told what to do by a bunch of sanctimonious fuckers who subscribe to the new religion of anthropogenic global warming.
The National Grid will monitor how much difference it makes to consumption, while power companies will identify customers wanting home insulation.
They can monitor whatever they like – I’m not taking part. If they identify me, then tough, I’m not interested. Our house is relatively small and the spend on insulation is not justified unless we are planning to completely re-decorate; which we are not. And, we don’t have a cavity wall. And, frankly, it’s no one’s business but ours.
The Bishop of London is due to speak, and the event will feature a bicycle-powered cinema showing short films relating to climate change.
Jesus H Christ, words fail me.
“I’m delighted by the way in which so many organisations from all sectors of society have been prepared to see what they can do to help tackle climate change,” said Matt Prescott, a long-time campaigner for low-energy lightbulbs and the E-Day originator.
Ah, another sanctimonious fuckwit. Low energy lightbulbs have been tried in the Longrider household. They were discovered to be utter crap and were discarded to be replaced by incandescent bulbs – at least with them, I can see what I’m doing. I’m dreading them disappearing from the shelves.
E-Day started life as a Planet Relief, which was to have been an awareness-raising BBC TV programme with a large element of comedy.
But in September the BBC decided to pull the project, saying viewers preferred factual or documentary programmes about climate change.
The decision came after poor audiences for Live Earth, and public debate over whether it was the corporation’s role to “save the planet”.
Um, actually, it should have no role – seeing as it is supposed to be neutral and merely present the news without bias. Clearly that is not the case… Their hubris knows no bounds.
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Update: As Mr E points out in the comments below, the total consumption on the day finished up on normal consumption:
Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear…
One would like to think that the self-righteous Matt Prescott and his pals at the Beeb might think twice in future about using licence payers’ money to spread his political propaganda. I doubt it though. Therefore, I’ll enjoy this moment of schadenfreude while it’s fresh.
Yup – let’s all give up saving energy for Lent! That’ll show ’em! It is just awful, I used to happily switch off stuff at the mains (saves electricity, if nothing else) but these meddlesome bastards are really getting on my nerves now, and part of me wants to leave stuff on stand by out of protest.
Although I must say I quite like the energy saver lights, I had the same one in the bathroom for ten years (and it was a few years old when I put it in!) and we left it on all night in case kids wanted the loo, and it was still going strong when we moved out. The new spiral ones give a much nicer brighter quality light, y’know.
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That’s my reaction. Something these “meddlesome bastards” are too obtuse to recognise.
Mark,
Out of interest, did you leave it on all the time because you knew that these ‘saver’ bulbs can actually use more electricity if you keep turning them on and off? (or was that just lucky?) 🙂
Meddlesome bastards indeed, I’m putting the heating on when I get home tonight, if it’s cold or not. Lets make sure we use MORE electricity than normal, that’ll show the fuckers what we think of them and their idiotic ideas…
Z.
The fact that the usage has gone up by 1.4% is absolutely fantastic. Stick that up your arse enviroloons!
For shame, Mr Longrider. E-Day is the gift that keeps on giving. Total energy consumption for the day finished 0.1% above typical levels. All their huffing and puffing had precisely bugger-all effect.
I haven’t laughed so much in ages.
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