This was sent out today by our friends at the Competitive Enterprise Institute:
Force of Darkness ?Earth Hour? Challenged by Power of Light ?Human Achievement Hour
By Richard Morrison
CEI Announces 2nd Annual Celebration of Human Achievement
Washington, D.C., March 19, 2010?The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a leading free-market think tank, will celebrate the Second Annual ?Human Achievement Hour? between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday, March 27, 2010. The one-hour celebration coincides with ?Earth Hour,? an hour in which governments, individuals, and corporations will dim or shut off lights to symbolically renounce the environmental impacts of modern technology.
?Earth Hour?s creators suggest that human inventions and technology are a problem, but we see the ability to create and innovate as the ultimate resource,? says Human Achievement Hour founder and CEI Policy Analyst Michelle Minton. ?Environmental challenges will not be solved by turning off our lights and symbolically hiding in the dark,? Minton added. ?If anything, we should be looking to technology and innovation to help solve environmental problems.?
Just like last year, countless individuals, organizations, agencies and businesses will be celebrating Human Achievement Hour without even realizing it. Just by not shutting down their lights, operations and stores, they will be acknowledging that productive effort and the pursuit of happiness are a better alternative than sitting in the dark.
In addition to the observance of Human Achievement Hour, wherever people may find themselves around the world, CEI will be hosting a happy hour event outside of Washington, D.C.
View this video from last year’s celebration of humanity.
