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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- ks537over 12 yearsI don't know. Maybe we could try it for ourslefs. Because we could make a diffrence in mother nautre and in the world. let us try it.
- ks537over 12 yearsbut that is preety cool
- ks537over 12 yearshow will we be able to see
- ks537over 12 yearsHow will we see?
- santi12346over 12 yearswhy does global warming cause so much damage
- 18mwarnerover 12 yearsI'll do this I know I can do this!! But I really don't get what it is
- nicolasover 12 yearsyou should try sixty hours
- someoneover 12 yearsi dont really get this
- tracyh123over 12 yearsyeah im gonna watch it!
- diamond16over 12 yearshey that's same time as the kids choice awards! i wonder if anyone is going to watch it?