Shot facing north to Bloor Street.
I believe this global 'event' is not working out so well. Standing and peering out from my balcony the participation was sparse at best. Corporate buildings along Bloor Street seemed to standing tall with their lights out – although this was eclipsed by adjacent condo’s and apartment’s with all their lights on. I wonder just a thought – if condominiums participate more in Earth Hour than their renter counterparts. Statistically real estate owners are more educated, more upwardly mobile and more into watching the news, more into staying current, more into watching the Hour with George Strombopolous. Renters are more apt to watch dancing with the Stars or Paris Hiltons New BFF. This is a sweeping generalization – but if geography and planning taught me anything it’s the ability to segment the population into neat and sexy stereotypes based on socioeconomic factors. And the theory that people who live closer together have more in common than those who live farther apart. Oh Earth Hour will you ever become as important as Christmas or Easter? Will people keep on partaking in this meaningless act of nothingness? Climate change? Global warming?
PS –Have you looked outside today Toronto under snow? Keep your lights on maybe it will warm up! LOL.
Labels: Earth Hour 2009, Toronto
