It's that time of year again- Christmas for environmentalists and earth lovers- its Earth Hour 2010! For those of you who aren't familiar, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, wherever you are in the universe you shut off all your lights for one hour. It's so neat, so powerful and something that you can easily be a part of! Here is a little bit of history on Earth Hour from their site:
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.
Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet. So sign up now and let’s make 2010 the biggest Earth Hour yet!.
It’s Showtime! Show the world what can be done.
So neat! The website has a spot where you can create a virtual lantern as a symbol of your commitment to the cause- also you can send it along to a friend to engage them in the process! They even offer How-to Guides for businesses, bars and communities on how they can participate!
Think you are only one person and can't really make a difference? Well sign up to show your support and then you can see a map of the number of people on each continent who have made the commitment! Click here to sign up!
So Saturday night, don't read my blog, turn off the lights and enjoy the one hour of a major movement- literally of worldwide proportions! Also feel free to check out the WWF's website for more information and a Canadian perspective & their reasoning for you to participate: Political leaders have not yet negotiated a global deal on climate change. Demand action by joining the largest environmental movement in history.
This is more than a petition or a protest- it's action translated in showing what we want! Don't be the only house with it's lights on :)
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.
Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet. So sign up now and let’s make 2010 the biggest Earth Hour yet!.
It’s Showtime! Show the world what can be done.
So neat! The website has a spot where you can create a virtual lantern as a symbol of your commitment to the cause- also you can send it along to a friend to engage them in the process! They even offer How-to Guides for businesses, bars and communities on how they can participate!
Think you are only one person and can't really make a difference? Well sign up to show your support and then you can see a map of the number of people on each continent who have made the commitment! Click here to sign up!
So Saturday night, don't read my blog, turn off the lights and enjoy the one hour of a major movement- literally of worldwide proportions! Also feel free to check out the WWF's website for more information and a Canadian perspective & their reasoning for you to participate: Political leaders have not yet negotiated a global deal on climate change. Demand action by joining the largest environmental movement in history.
This is more than a petition or a protest- it's action translated in showing what we want! Don't be the only house with it's lights on :)
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