Champs: What do you think of this?

I stayed up in London in a hotel this week, when I got to my room...

(I may make a post about "how green are hotel stays?" in the other parts of the forum)

...about 6pm I looked out my window to see Canary Wharf, I got changed and went for some dinner, etc etc time past ;

but I looked out the window again at just before 12 midnight and took the below picture...

I guess to some people not something new really, but surely something very simple to change here is organising turning lights off?

I can kind of understand the company logos being lit, and lights to warn aircraft, and the building on the left of the picture had the right kind of idea with more or less only the sloping roof light being on.

The main building you can see centre right of the photo is HSBC's offices, I'm aware they've made one of the biggest eco donations for a company ever (something like £100m), but isn't it simple to organise lights being off at this kind of time? (these buildings weren't built that long ago either).

I had a little dig on Google and found this Evening Standard Story on power wastage at Canary Wharf in general, which has a slight more professional photo than mine

What are your views on this kind of thing???

Slightly as an aside to my bit above, and as something I saw that I liked and a bit more positive ...

I also went to Woolwich Arsenal in Greenwich during my time in London and saw these split public litter / recycling bins - brilliant, there's a small example picture at this link: Greenwich Street Bins

in Southampton you can't find a public bin almost anywhere let alone one which has its own accompanying recycling bin.  Anyone else got these where they live?

This photo makes me so cross and the people who look after these buildings need to be asked WHY are all the lights on!!!

Have you heard about Earth Hour 2008 watch this movie to find out about it - interesting that the UK is not getting involved BUT WE CAN. So spread the word Footprint Friends lets make the UK get involved 8pm March 29th - in the wider scheme of things - this is symbolic not a solution and we need to show that world that we care and will work out ways to cause less harm to our planet.

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great job the photos all right . If only people switched lights off it would make a suprising difference.

That is mindblowing. Why can't they turn off those lights. Surely they can put them on a timer or use a sensory system where they are only switched on when there is someone in that room.

Talking about normal/recycling bins, I saw some when I was in a Museum while I was in London. Aswell as that, I am in the middle of trying to get these types of bins in my school.

Jack

planet_MATTers:

I stayed up in London in a hotel this week, when I got to my room...

(I may make a post about "how green are hotel stays?" in the other parts of the forum)

...about 6pm I looked out my window to see Canary Wharf, I got changed and went for some dinner, etc etc time past ;

but I looked out the window again at just before 12 midnight and took the below picture...

I guess to some people not something new really, but surely something very simple to change here is organising turning lights off?

I can kind of understand the company logos being lit, and lights to warn aircraft, and the building on the left of the picture had the right kind of idea with more or less only the sloping roof light being on.

The main building you can see centre right of the photo is HSBC's offices, I'm aware they've made one of the biggest eco donations for a company ever (something like £100m), but isn't it simple to organise lights being off at this kind of time? (these buildings weren't built that long ago either).

I had a little dig on Google and found this Evening Standard Story on power wastage at Canary Wharf in general, which has a slight more professional photo than mine

What are your views on this kind of thing???

Slightly as an aside to my bit above, and as something I saw that I liked and a bit more positive ...

I also went to Woolwich Arsenal in Greenwich during my time in London and saw these split public litter / recycling bins - brilliant, there's a small example picture at this link: Greenwich Street Bins

in Southampton you can't find a public bin almost anywhere let alone one which has its own accompanying recycling bin.  Anyone else got these where they live?

Great post, I agree with you all the way. Another thing is that when you go into big supermarkets and they have about 100 massive LCD TV's all turned on. What a waste !

Swampy:

This photo makes me so cross and the people who look after these buildings need to be asked WHY are all the lights on!!!

Have you heard about Earth Hour 2008 watch this movie to find out about it - interesting that the UK is not getting involved BUT WE CAN. So spread the word Footprint Friends lets make the UK get involved 8pm March 29th - in the wider scheme of things - this is symbolic not a solution and we need to show that world that we care and will work out ways to cause less harm to our planet.

 

 

Great video! Just goes to show how one idea can spread around the world influencing so many people. I am going to e-mail Tony Blair via his website about this and see if we can get something done. I will also contact David Milliband on his blog.

I reckon we should ask all the VIP's on FootprintFriends to ask their councils/local MP's about this as well.

Good idea!

planet_MATTers:

I also went to Woolwich Arsenal in Greenwich during my time in London and saw these split public litter / recycling bins - brilliant, there's a small example picture at this link: Greenwich Street Bins

in Southampton you can't find a public bin almost anywhere let alone one which has its own accompanying recycling bin.  Anyone else got these where they live?

Recycling WATCH! Update...

Went to the London O2 Arena this weekend (to the Tutankhamen exhibit) and realised they've got recycling bins everywhere! Well done!.  

fantastiic idea.

Evil LCD TVs, why can't people make their own entertainement. (just for when there is nothing good to watch on tv)

 I have heard that half those people in that building in the photo don't even go home. I know someone who works there. she says lots of those bankers just sleep in the office and have no life at all. I expect where the ligths are off that's where bankers are asleep

 i have been to the tutakamon exhibit

 and yh they have loads of recycling bins

I have been there too. It is fantastic there and the best part is.......THE RECYCLING BINS THAT THEY HAVE!!!! LOL.

well it is the best part to me because then I know that they care about the environment.

 yh lol

 but its not just in the exhibit its in the whole building