Earth Hour: Consumers outdid businesses in energy drive

IRISH businesses have been criticised for not supporting Saturday night’s Earth Hour initiative, aimed at highlighting the need to cut the world’s energy demands.

While enough energy to power more than 12,000 homes was saved by consumers during Saturday night’s Earth Hour, the Irish organisers said the event was all but ignored by the business community.

For one hour, individuals, organisations and governments worldwide were asked to switch off non-essential lights.