Energy Improvement and Sustainable living

Did anyone here participate in Earth Hour?

I thought I'd share this with you as I think it's a really amazing and intriguing experiment. A family from Australia has decided to experiment with true, sustainable living. They aim to not spend a dollar during 6 months, use the land to grow their own food, etc.

I'm just curious to see whether there are any people who use alternative sources of energy for their power? Or do you think it's too expensive at the moment?

"The UK's first Energy Saving Day has ended with no noticeable reduction in the country's electricity usage.

E-Day asked people to switch off electrical devices they did not need over a period of 24 hours, with the National Grid monitoring consumption.

It found that electricity usage was almost exactly what would have been expected without E-Day."

In fact the consumption was higher than the average! How amusing (and sad)!

From the BBC News