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Earth Hour: Good for the Planet, Right?

Earth Hour: Good for the Planet, Right?
A girl lights candles and form 60+ sign during the Earth Hour environment campaign in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on March 24, 2018. LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images
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Friday, March 30, will include this year’s version of “Earth Hour,” a rather pointless gesture of symbolic futility, at least in my view. Not that I have anything against rather pointless gestures of symbolic futility—perhaps half my time on Earth can fairly be described in those terms—but this one is particularly interesting.
Richard Trzupek
Richard Trzupek
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Rich Trzupek is a chemist, author and nationally recognized air quality expert. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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