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Earth Hour, what's
all the hype about?
(Extracted from the Earth Hour 2010
Global Site at www.earthhour.org)
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.
Earth Hour by WWF
Earth Hour
is organized by WWF.
With almost 5 million supporters and a
global network in over 100 countries,
it’s one of the world's largest and most
respected independent conservation
organizations. WWF’s mission is to stop
the degradation of the Earth's natural
environment and build a future where
people live in harmony with nature.
Earth Hour timeline
Turn back the
clock on
Earth Hour and discover why, how, where
and when it all started.
Why get involved?
Put
simply, because our future depends on
it!
Earth Hour has done a lot to raise
awareness of climate change issues. But
there’s more to it than switching off
lights for one hour once a year. It’s
all about giving people a voice on the
future of our planet and working
together to create a sustainable low
carbon future for our planet.
The future can be
bright
New economic
modelling indicates
the world has just five years to
initiate a low carbon industrial
revolution before runaway climate change
becomes almost inevitable. But it can be
done, and the long term benefits will be
enormous.
So now's the time to take a stand and
give world leaders the mandate they need
to make the right climate deal.
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