Earth Hour

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It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?

 

The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.

 

On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.

 

With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.

 

Turning the lights off for Earth Hour is a great first step, but if you really want to see a difference, then make Earth Hour part of your everyday life.

 

Simple things like turning off appliances while not in use and switching your light globes to energy efficient bulbs, will all help us reach our goal of reducing our annual emissions by 5%. Even something as simple as turning out lights when you’re not in a room and switching to cleaner sources of electricity like “green power”, make a big difference.

 

More info on http://www.earthhour.org

[Krys]

if KL is involved, pigs will fly but this is a good project. im all in it to save the world

[Bellamy]

Sorry, I always find these things are childish and ridiculous. Turn off the lights and not using electricity at your own home won't save any energy actually, cause the electricity are generated at plants already, even you don't use it, it will be waste too.

[Krys]

but they're not talking about saving energy. this is to reduce on emissions

[CelineAndRene]

Sorry, I always find these things are childish and ridiculous. Turn off the lights and not using electricity at your own home won't save any energy actually, cause the electricity are generated at plants already, even you don't use it, it will be waste too.

 

 

 

Agreed!