Earth Hour

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Comment by Bobbi on March 30, 2009 at 3:27pm

I would just like to thank all of you who supported Earth Hour!

Comment by Bobbi on March 28, 2009 at 12:05pm

3,900 CITIES AND TOWNS IN 84 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WILL TURN OUT FOR EARTH HOUR: More than 300 cities and towns in the U.S. representing 43 states and the District of Columbia are going dark as part of the largest global climate event in history. Before the rooster crows in most American cities on Saturday morning, lights will already have gone dark in cities like Christchurch, Sydney and Brisbane. By breakfast time on the U.S. East Coast, the cities of Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore and Manila will be celebrating the arrival of the largest global climate event in history. Just before lunchtime in America, the lights will be dimming in Mumbai, Amman and Dubai. And by early afternoon in New York, it will be lights out in Paris, Istanbul, London and Copenhagen.

NEWEST GLOBAL ICONS: The European Union Headquarters in Brussels, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing will all go dark for Earth Hour.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT? From parties by candlelight to flashlight tag to simply going outside and enjoying the stars, there's no end to the ways people are planning to "turn out" for Earth Hour this weekend.

SHARE YOUR STORY: CNN is asking people to submit "iReports" from around the world about Earth Hour – http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=235057AN EARTH HOUR RESOLUTION: Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) and Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of Earth Hour. Other legislative action includes resolutions from the states of Pennsylvania, New Mexico, California and Arkansas.

TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS IS JUST THE BEGINNING: Let Congress know you care about the future of our planet and are looking to them to take action in support of climate legislation. Earth Hour supporters have already sent 90,000 letters to Congress. Go to this website to take action: https://secure2.convio.net/wwf/site/Advocacy?page=ActionAlertTakenPage&id=293 – there's still time to raise your voice.

READY, SET, LIGHTS OUT!: Set your clocks for 8:30 PM on March 28th and turn out for Earth Hour. Remind friends, colleagues and family members to sign up on the Earth Hour website so we can count their Vote for our Earth! Details for taking part in this historic call for global action on climate change can be found at www.EarthHourUS.org.

Thanks for your support.

Comment by Bobbi on March 26, 2009 at 5:56pm

MOMENTUM CONTINUES TO BUILD: With just a few days to go, Earth Hour continues to gain support in cities, with government leaders and celebrities, in the media, and on social networking sites.

MORE ICONS ANNOUNCE THEY'LL GO DARK: The Pyramids in Egypt, the Acropolis in Athens, the Broadway Theater District, the Space Needle in Seattle, and the Chrysler Building in New York have come on board over the past few days.

YOKO ONO PLEDGES TO TURN OUT AND TWEETS FOR EARTH HOUR: "Dear Friends, Join EARTH HOUR and turn off your lights at 8.30pm local time for one hour this Sat 28th March. I will be thinking of all of you when I do it here in my apartment. Lots of love, yoko"

READ ALL ABOUT IT: Earth Hour coverage breaks nationally this week, with articles in People Magazine and The New York Times.

Comment by MiraCulous on March 23, 2009 at 9:37am

Thank you to all the members and to Bobbi for starting this group. You are all making a difference! Keep up the greatness!

& never underestimate....

Comment by Marica on March 22, 2009 at 5:10pm

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Comment by Bobbi on March 21, 2009 at 2:58pm

http://flickoff.org/book/export/html/179

Info on greenhouse gases

Comment by Bobbi on March 21, 2009 at 2:30pm

Great info on why to use reusable bags!

Comment by Bobbi on March 21, 2009 at 2:28pm

I thought that same thing last year. And my dad said, well yeah, all unnessesary electricity. And actually I try save as much electricity as possible everyday. Just by doing little things like hang drying clothes, turning the computer off when it's not being used, unplugging electrical appliances that still use power when they are off (microwave, dvd players, ect.)(led's don't use much power at all, but multiplied billions of times it adds up) if possible, turning down water heater a bit, changing all light bulbs to energy efficient(if every household replaced at least one regular light bulb with a Compact Fluorescent one, the pollution prevented would be like taking a million cars off the road.), just to name a few. There are lots of things we can do!

But anyway back to your question. This year I realize, it's symbolic, it's like telling people in power, "hey we need to do something about global warming!" So lights are something everyone can see. Ultimately we need to change the power grid, we need to get our electricity from the sun, wind, ect., not from burning coal. (electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars). So World Wildlife Fund is hoping to reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.
This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. Now I don't know if the action of turning off our lights for an hour is the actual vote or if you have to go to the website and sign up.

So I think that's why they only say lights. As far as turning off other stuff that's totally up to you. Last year I said my cousin used toys that lit up & put on a show, well if you really think about it, those toys probably have batteries, which also use electricity. It's really a hard thing to get away from, I think that's why we need people in power to make some serious changes. But it takes us, the people, to say we need change, we want it, and we're willing to do whatever it takes! Obama gives me hope in this area, as in many others!

Comment by Bobbi on March 20, 2009 at 11:23pm

United Nations, 17 March 2009 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces that the UN will participate in Earth Hour on 28 March by turning off the lights at its headquarters in NY and at other sites around the world. More than 1,000 cities around the world will participate in the event which will show support for action on climate change and for an agreement in Copenhagen this December.

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