The Night the Lights Went Out in Paris

Thursday is a busy day in Paris. Not only does smoking officially become a nasty habit, saving the planet takes fronter stage as well. With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Paris this week, scientists and officials hope that by giving the Eiffel Tower a five-minute black out they'll draw attention to energy waste. Apparently the monument's lights account for about 9% of the beacon's total energy consumption of 7K megawatt hours per year. Sure, that will make a difference. If anything, I foresee crazed tourists wondering what happened. "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"