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Earth Hour 2012
Earth
Hour is a global event that takes place on Saturday, March 31,
2012 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time in cities around the world.
During Earth
Hour, millions of individuals and businesses will turn off their
lights for one hour, demonstrating that by working together, we
can all make a difference in the fight against global
warming.
Earth Hour is
a WWF
initiative that has grown from a single event in Sydney, Australia
in 2007. The inaugural Earth Hour observance resulted in a 10.2
percent energy reduction in Sydney alone, the equivalent of taking
48,000 cars off the road.
The movement
has since grown into a global phenomenon that,in 2012, will occur
across six continents and in more than 4,000 cities and towns worldwide.
Earth Hour
2012
During Earth
Hour 2012, some of America's most famous skylines, including those
in Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco, will go dark for
one hour in a dramatic call for action on climate change.
Earth Hour
also helps to raise awareness of household energy consumption
and what we can do to help reduce,
reuse, recycle.
This year,
with the growing number of international cities participating,
Earth Hour is poised to become the largest voluntary power down in history.
How you
can help - Earth Hour activities
A block party,
candlelight dinner, or a neighborhood parade are just some of
the ways you bring friends and neighbors together to celebrate
Earth Hour.
Also e-mail
colleagues and employers to tell them about what you are doing,
and request that they help spread the word, as well.
Get local
schools involved in the effort by alerting your local PTA, school
principals and teachers to ask how they might help in teaching
community children the importance of Earth Hour, and how it brings
awareness of energy
conservation to millions of people around the world.
More about Earth Hour
around the Web
On the Web,
learn more about Earth Hour and what you can do in your city to
help raise awareness about global warming, energy conservation,
along with steps everybody can take right now to make the planet
more liveable :
Earth
Hour 2012
-
The official site, with the complete schedule of cities going
dark this year plus information on related concerts, events and
happenings worldwide
WWF
Australia
- The initiative Down Under that started it all, with information
on other ways to act or volunteer to protect and preserve the
natural environment.
Earth
Hour - Wikipedia -
Excellent overview with a complete history that led up to the
event, information on how it grew and the current movement along
with related references and resources.
Toronto
Star - Earth Hour News, Photos & Video
- Complete coverage featuring the latest news and related Go Green
reports and feature stories within Canada and worldwide.
Earth
Hour/twitter
- Who's twittering about this year's Earth Hour events.
also
see -> Earth
Day
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