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Old 24-03-2010, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Wavytone View Post
Cleanup Australia has actually had an amazing effect as the oldies here will well remember. Thankfully the rubbish ruining the countryside in former decades is now 99.9% removed, and the attitude of most people has changed for the better.

The trouble with Earth Hour is that it's phoney - in that a bunch of people think this is a significant contribution, when its not even a drop in the ocean of our energy consumption.
Can't one say the same about Cleanup Australia? A bunch of people think it is a significant contribution when it is not even a drop in the ocean of the rubbish we create...

Maybe we will look back when we are "oldies" and say the same thing about Earth Hour...
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