{"id":26048,"date":"2021-09-02T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-fizz-old.testpage.click\/?p=26048"},"modified":"2022-04-04T14:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:37:07","slug":"keep-the-earth-clean-its-not-uranus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-fizz-old.testpage.click\/en\/keep-the-earth-clean-its-not-uranus\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep the Earth Clean, it’s Not Uranus!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Tough times ahead.”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the message young people are being bombarded with nowadays. With big number statistics here and \u201chow dare you\u201d-blaming there, sometimes saving the planet seems to be an impossible and overwhelming task. So, let\u2019s take a step back and try something easy this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not who you think i am …<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The irony starts with me, really. Those who know me would never believe that I would write an article about saving the planet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who don\u2019t: I\u2019m the core definition of a motorsport purist, petrol head and car fanatic. My heart jumps with joy when I see a sportscar roaring past me with its ridiculously oversized engine, spraying the street with unburned fuel, as the driver puts his foot down.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it shouldn\u2019t come as an unexpected surprise when I say, that climate activists and I never made good friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participating at the Driver’s Experience at the Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya Formula 1 Circuit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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But things have changed lately, although sometimes I struggle to admit it to myself. When I gas up my car every week at the petrol station, I do fathom increasingly how wasteful humans have become.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living alone has shown me how much garbage an individual can produce in a matter of days. And that makes it hard to look away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong here! I\u2019m far away from becoming a fully-fledged eco Jesus. Neither do I want you to be. I don\u2019t want to burden your conscience but merely raise your attention to an event occurring on March 27th from 8.30-9.30 p.m.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s called \u201cEarth Hour\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of the Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That project was born in Australia in 2007. The hip Aussies wanted to decrease the exorbitant CO2-emissions of their largest city, Sidney.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WWF Australia took it upon themselves to convince Sidneysiders (yeah\u2026 that\u2019s what you call people living in Sidney\u2026) to shut their lights off from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. on March 31st, 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, over 180 countries and thousands of cities have taken on this event to raise awareness.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I could bore you with historical facts this project has lived through or hit you with all kinds of dull statistics.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I\u2019d like to theorize on more approachable examples to tickle your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.earthhour.org\/our-mission<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The 2011 Earth Hour saved an estimated amount of 45 million Megawatt-hours (MWh). Convert it into Watt-hours and you get a lot of zeroes: 45.000.000.000.000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s more zeroes than Jeff Bezos has on his humble bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, what does that mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Comparison…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So, just bear with me for a second. Let\u2019s put our lab coats on and do some serious science:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • 45 million Megawatt-hours would allow you to power an orgasmic number of 1.800 billion vibrators for an hour. That\u2019s a lot of happy people right there. Or one vibrator for 1.800 billion hours. Satisfied?<\/li>
  • Let\u2019s take Tesla\u2019s SUV. Even with its strongest engine layout you could power almost 2000 of them for 100km. Or power one single Tesla Model X Performance to run 190.677km. That\u2019s halfway to the moon or enough to drive almost 5000 laps around the earth.  <\/li>
  • You could also power 4 million US households with electricity for one whole year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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    A Student Perspective…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    That\u2019s all very nice and dandy, but how does it apply to you?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One reality that shocks students after they move out of THE FIZZ, apart from the fact that it\u2019s so much cozier in our dorms, is the electrical bill. Yep, that magic invisible energy is not free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And there\u2019s our problem. Many people take electricity for granted and never care to watch over their consumption. It seems astonishingly easy to \u201cforget\u201d to turn your lights and heaters off, when you leave your apartment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And that\u2019s all I\u2019m asking here, really. Let\u2019s make ourselves aware, that energy is precious. I\u2019m not saying not to use it, but rather not to waste it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    #thefizzearthhour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    How to?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    So, join me and others to shut our lights off for an hour on Saturday, 27th of March, between 8.30 and 9.30 p.m.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Share your moment of darkness with us, by using the #thefizzearthhour<\/strong> or tagging us on instagram @the_fizz_<\/strong> in your posts or stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We\u2019re not trying to save the world but reminding ourselves to respect it. And that\u2019s fair, even in my Ferrari-loving opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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