Mark Your Calendars for Earth Hour
Posted on February 19, 2008 by
Earth Hour is coming up again, and this time, it’s bigger and better than before.
Mark your calendars for March 29th at 8PM. This year, over 30 million people are expected to participate in Earth Hour by spending on hour without electricity.
“Following last year’s Earth Hour in Australia, where 2.2 million Sydneysiders powered-down for an hour, cities including Atlanta, San Francisco, Bangkok, Ottawa, Dublin, Vancouver, Montreal and Phoenix have also signed on, WWF said.
They joined Copenhagen and Aarhus, Manila, Fiji’s capital Suva, Chicago, Tel Aviv, Christchurch, Toronto, Odense and Aalborg, as well as major Australian cities including Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and the national capital Canberra.”
All you have to do is turn it all off — lights, television, computers, appliances — for one hour. Take a walk, hang out in candelight, stargaze, take a nap, and take some of the strain off the environment.
To learn more, and check out pictures of last years Earth Hour, check out the official website.
Calendar is marked and ready. As green bloggers, we’ll have to really work to promote this idea to everyone we meet. What a great way to raise awareness about energy conservation and climate change.
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I am with you. I think it’s such a great way to raise awareness and let people know that little things can make a difference. We’ll all have to keep up with the reminders.
All signed up! I’m really looking forward to this.
Thanks for blogging on this - we need to all keep driving awareness.
Hi Al,
I just signed up! I hope you’ll remind us about this event on the day of! Thanks for spreading the word:)
Corinne
Great idea! Thanks for the info!