In Toronto last night he local electrical utility reported an 8.7% drop in consumption during Earth Hour. This is really good. Toronto came close to 10.2% reduction set by Sydney Australia last year being the pioneer of this event. It’s nice to hear that Canadian try to make a difference in reducing global emissions.

PETER GORRIE TheStar.com
Toronto hit its energy reduction target during Earth Hour last night, as tens of thousands of residents and businesses combined fun with a clear statement of concern about climate change.

The city, while not plunged into total darkness, took on an aura of magic and mystery as, one by one, lights blinked out and pedestrians gawked at normally brilliant towers transformed into eerie shadows.

Just before 9 o’clock, the meter at the Toronto Hydro control centre hit a low of 2,738 megawatts – 5 per cent below the demand an hour earlier and about 8.7 per cent less than the average for the past three years