CEI has a new holiday which coincides with the new and silly Earth Hour this Saturday (March 28th) from 8:30 to 9:30 pm.

“We are so proud that millions of people plan to show their appreciation for human achievement by doing things like eating dinner, watching television, going to the movies, and brushing their teeth,� says Human Achievement Hour Founder and CEI Policy Analyst Michelle Minton. “Never before has a new holiday caught on so quickly.�

“We salute the people who keep the lights on and produce the energy that helps make human achievement possible,� says Myron Ebell, CEI’s Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy.

Other organizations around the world and the nation have planned events in support of the new holiday. For example, The United State Marine Corps will continue its combat and humanitarian operations around the world during Human Achievement Hour. The New York Times confirms that it intends to put out a paper on March 29th, 2009 (preparation and printing for that issue will take place during Human Achievement Hour). At least 30,000 movies will also be screened in celebration of Human Achievement Hour. Hospital emergency and operating rooms, likewise, will remain open in Washington and in the rest of the country. Nearly all of the nation’s Wal-Mart locations will also be open during Human Achievement Hour.

Those wishing to celebrate Earth Hour, however, do not need to take part in Human Achievement Hour. “Earth Hour is a viable alternative to human achievement hour,� says CEI Senior Fellow Eli Lehrer. “Those who wish to celebrate Earth Hour should sit in the dark, turn off the heat, and breathe as little as possible.�

I have some further suggestions of what to do during this hour of celebration for human achievement – keep your tv on, especially those plasma tvs. How about delaying doing your laundry til that hour and running the washing machine or running your dishwasher. Turn on all of your computers in the house. Run all the engines of any vehicles you have, that could include lawn mowers, snow blowers, leaf blowers, motorcycles, ATV’s and the list goes on…….

Any other ideas to add to the list?

Unfortunately, those residents of Fargo and Great Forks don’t have a choice since they are in the middle of a huge flood and have no power, water, sewage or any of the comforts of life.

Human Achievement Hour, Earth Hour, junk science

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