Human Achievement Hour 2009

This week CEI announced the creation of Human Achievement Hour (HAH) to be celebrated at 8:30pm on March 28th 2009 (the same time and date of Earth Hour).

The press release described ways people might celebrate the achievements of humanity such as eating dinner, seeing a film, driving around, keeping the heat on in your home—all things that Earth Hour celebrators, presumably, should be refraining from. We salute the people who keep the lights on and produce the energy that helps make human achievement possible. Many organizations and average folks around the world will show their support for human achievement by simply going about their daily lives.

"Green and private conservation are fine. We have no problem with an individual (or group) that wants to sit naked in the dark without heat, clothing, or light. Additionally, we would have no problem with the group holding a pro-green technology rally. That is their choice. But when this group stages a global election with the express purpose of influencing government policies to take action against 'global warming', we have every right as individuals to express our vote for the opposite.

If Human Achievement Hour is at all a dig against Earth Hour, it is so only by the fact that we are pointing out what Earth Hour truly is about: it isnt pro-earth, it is anti-man and anti-innovation. So, on March 28th, CEI plans to continue voting for humanity by enjoying the fruits of mans mind."

Turn ON your lights!

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[SteveCSX]

I'm looking forward to seeing mankind's progress in the next 100 years. I can see us starting to colonize the moon and mars by the time I'm 90 if I live that long. Hopefully we will also make long distance star ships like in the sci fi thrillers. FTL travel is mocked today, but I can see it becoming reality tomorrow. After all, we went from a combustion engine to space in less than 100 years.

[libralssuck]

Ayn Rand would be proud bro

[TheIzabot]

It recently occurred to me that what is achieved in the next 50 years will be things that we currently cannot even begin to imagine. Its unreal, this exponential growth of human development, and I think many people take it too much for granted.

[turgore]

@libralssuck no she wouldn't because religious zealots are controlling the government in the USA.

[turgore]

@libralssuck no she wouldn't because religious zealots are controlling the government in the USA.

[spudnick3490]

Does anyone else get annoyed? But yet thankful to be living in the 21st century?

Annoyed because we will never get to see what lies in the future after us? And thankful that we are living in the greatest time of discovery..In our short existence?

[Venckman]

The A/C is blasting, all lights blazing. Because these are great creative innovations brought forth by people were not silly enough to imagine that sitting in the dark is accomplishing anything. Shine on, Humankind!

[TheASS444]

My lights are on! Its great, the light bulb is a symbol of thought.

[TSCOTTMILLER]

Come Sunday night, I know that I personally will be basking in the miraculous glow of incandescent light that will be illuminating my entire household and a good bit of my yard. As I exhale carbone dioxide, I will reflect on human achievement to date. Then I may go hop in my gasoline-powered car, while leaving my lights and television on in my house, and drive down to the corner store and buy a cigar to smoke so I can further reflect and be thankful for the achievements of MANKIND!

[Saquire]

To Man, the Hero