At the next cafe on Climate Change, my friends from LightsOutSF will be in the audience. LOSF is an excellent example how individuals can make a big impact on climate change.

LOSF is a citywide energy conservation event on October 20, 2007. On this night, they are asking the entire city of San Francisco to turn off all non-essential lighting for one hour. To promote long-lasting energy saving, they will also distribute free compact fluorescent light bulbs throughout the city. This savings will reduce carbon emissions into our air and preserve the natural resources used to produce this energy resulting in ongoing reduced costs for the city, taxpayers, and businesses.

Based on a similar event in Sydney Australia, they expect 24.86 tons of CO2 emissions saved. In addition, PG&E will be taking measurements of Saturday night energy usage in San Francisco prior to the Lights Out event, which will be compared to a measurement they will take on the night of October 20, 2007. They’ll publish the energy-saving results from that night on their website. LOSF should be a recurring event…a part of a wider effort to promote energy-saving consciousness in SF.

LOSF is encouraging San Franciscans to join together on October 20th to watch the lights go out. For more information, please visit www.lightsoutsf.org. They will be at 9/24 Down to a Science event on Climate Change in case you have any questions.