Sydney University Returns To The Dark Ages

THE UNIVERSITY of Sydney is a “sustainable university”.

It has sent this email to its students (thanks Kim A):

Between 8pm and 9pm, Saturday 29 March, the University of Sydney will be switching off its lights in support of Earth Hour.

This symbolic act, which began in 2007 as a local Sydney initiative to raise awareness about the need for action on climate change, has been embraced by communities around the world making Earth Hour 2008 a global event.

The University of Sydney is proud to participate as part of our commitment to sustainability that is demonstrated through our research, course offerings and sustainable campus projects. For more information on what we are doing about sustainability, please visit our Earth Hour website.

A website. That runs on power. Best read the electronic message before 8pm.

Campus Infrastructure Services will be coordinating the event and switching off as many non-essential lights as possible, while ensuring that safety and security on our campuses is maintained. There will be some street and path closures to allow as many lights as possible to be switched off.

To ensure that Earth Hour at the University is truly successful, it is important that all staff and students support the initiative by switching off their lights, air conditioning, computers and non essential equipment. This is already a daily habit for many staff and students …

Thank you for your cooperation.

Gavin Brown

Vice-Chancellor & Principal

Flick a switch on. Student rebellion was never so easy…

Anorak

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