Effective 60?

How successful was Earth Hour 2009 in raising awareness about environmental issues?


Here are some categories of responses gathered:

Category A:

"It was awesome"
"It was fairly effective, I suppose."
"It was superb in unifying people of various nation, ethnics and backgrounds to realise one united vision"
"60 minutes might have been very minute, but it is a collective statement that there is still hope for this planet"
"In that one hour, me girl and I did lots of ST in the name of mother nature"


"It was utterly lame, I didnt bother with it"
"Money placed into the publicity of this event could have been used better"
"Stopping electrical usage doesnt help reduce global warming. Even if it does, it is not significant."
"Earth hour is lame. Global warming isn't scientifically proven"





Category B:
"huh?"





If your response fell roughly into category A, Earth hour 2009 was successful.