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Flat White

The dangerous narcissism of Earth Hour

25 March 2017

2:50 PM

25 March 2017

2:50 PM

Around this time in March each year, millions of people in developed countries spend 60 minutes of their lives reeling in collective guilt over the evil of fossil fuels. But when people turn off the lights for Earth Hour, they only hold a candle to their own ignorance.

Earth Hour is exactly the type of feel-good event today’s environmentalists seem to relish.

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