http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:24:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/28/5-things-to-do-saturday-9/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/28/5-things-to-do-saturday-9/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:15:33 +0000 Amber Robinson http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17694 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/28/5-things-to-do-saturday-9/feed/ 0 1) Raphael Saadiq plays Variety Playhouse. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/27/earth-hour-atlanta-is-tomorrow/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/27/earth-hour-atlanta-is-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:59:29 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17701 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/27/earth-hour-atlanta-is-tomorrow/feed/ 0 For one hour on Saturday, the lights will go out. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/01/earth-hour-atlanta-skyline-photo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/01/earth-hour-atlanta-skyline-photo/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:13:46 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/01/earth-hour-atlanta-skyline-photo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/01/earth-hour-atlanta-skyline-photo/feed/ 0 By Philip Shone: Bookmark It http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/earth-hour-reduced-energy-a-bit-helped-people-get-drunk/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/earth-hour-reduced-energy-a-bit-helped-people-get-drunk/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:20:50 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/earth-hour-reduced-energy-a-bit-helped-people-get-drunk/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/earth-hour-reduced-energy-a-bit-helped-people-get-drunk/feed/ 3 Earth Hour, Saturday night’s voluntary power-down that covered cities around the world for 60 minutes of darkness, did reduce electricity usage. But only by a bit. Georgia Power says: ATLANTA – Georgia Power customers in Atlanta decreased their electricity usage by nearly 4 percent during Earth Hour on Saturday night, March 29. The average reduction during the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/25/earth-hour-make-saturday-night-electric/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/25/earth-hour-make-saturday-night-electric/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:35:07 +0000 Soapbox Editor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/25/earth-hour-make-saturday-night-electric/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/25/earth-hour-make-saturday-night-electric/feed/ 1 By Janisse Ray Taped next to a light switch in my house is a photo of an Appalachian mountain that has been mined for coal by blowing off its peak. That photo reminds me to keep the light off as much as I can. This week we have a chance to shut off lights together, to create [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/14/atlanta-goes-dark-on-march-29/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/14/atlanta-goes-dark-on-march-29/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:08:49 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/14/atlanta-goes-dark-on-march-29/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/14/atlanta-goes-dark-on-march-29/feed/ 2 The World Wildlife Fund has organized Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco as well as cities across the world to participate in its first global Earth Hour on March 29. For one hour at 8 p.m., major buildings and landmarks in participating cities will go dark to raise awareness about global warming and the impact our daily [...]