The Countdown To Earth Hour Has Begun!
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If you have always wondered what you can do to help our planet, here is your chance. On Saturday March 31st, join the millions of people that are celebrating Earth Hour. All you have to do is switch off all lights and other electrical devices for just 60 minutes from 8.30 - 9.30 pm. This minor action will go a long way in helping global warming.
Earth Hour was first proposed by the Australian chapter of the Word Wildlife Fund in 2007. That year, 2.2 million households and 2,100 businesses flipped the switch for an hour, in Sydney. This small sacrifice resulted in conserving 10% of the electricity consumed by the city in a normal hour - the equivalent of saving the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by 48,000 cars in 60 minutes.
This revelation made an impact on so many people across the globe that in 2008, over 50 million from over 5,000 cities joined in and the numbers have only been growing since. Today, Earth Hour is the largest voluntary environmental event in the world, one even observed by famous city landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Eiffel Tower in Paris and the
Now the organizers are challenging people all over the world to go beyond the hour - That is, make small lifestyle changes all year so that we can all help reverse global warming, more effectively.
Are you up for the challenge? Can you set aside your television and electronic gadgets for an hour this Saturday and maybe even beyond that? If so, be sure to sign up at www.earthhour.org. And, don't forget to spread the word around so that everyone can do his or her share in saving our planet - One light bulb at a time!
Resources: Earthhour.org.
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- melody1698over 12 yearsThis seems happy! It is so wonderful with all the beautiful lights on! Well, If the light is off it seems we should make it fall apart but if the lights is on it is so wonderful! I wish I'd stay in Paris when I go ther again! It just seems so wonderful just leave it behind while we habe to go back to Korea for Poly, Monthly, Level test and Vocabulary test?! It's wicked!
- rageandl0vover 12 yearsthis is cool
- kkover 12 yearsi am going to get my whole family to do this and maybe even my school
- Amandaover 12 yearsim wondering how many people are going to do this.i think it sonds kinda cool.
- matthewover 12 yearsI'm doing this to save are earth I can't belive citys do this!
- spor over 12 yearsthat is not good
- EEKover 12 yearsThat is so cool!!! I'm totally doing it!
- clarayim10over 12 yearsi CAN PARTICIPATE
- christianlover 12 yearswe have to care for our earth
- cheez315over 12 yearsTHE EARTH SHEDS A TEAR THEN THE EARTH DESERVES OUR CARE!!!!