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10 things you can do during Earth Hour

About Earth Hour
Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM to show their support for action on climate change.

The event began in Sydney in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people around the globe participated. In 2009, Earth Hour aims to reach out to 1 billion people in 1,000 cities.


10 things you can do during Earth Hour
Earth Hour is about taking simple steps everyday that collectively reduce carbon emissions - from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.

Here are ten different ways to spend Earth Hour and reduce your greenhouse gas emissions:

1. Gather family and friends for a night picnic
2. Dine in one of the many Earth Hour participating restaurants by candlelight
3. Oraganise a family night playing board games
4. Throw an Earh Hour street party with your neighbours
5. Arrange a house party lit by torches
6. Take the dog for a night walk
7. Hand write a letter to loved one by lantern
8. Sit in the dark and share stories
9. Read a book using a book light
10. Share a romantic night in with your loved one

To find out more, visit the official website www.earthhour.org/malaysia and sign up.

Cheers...

Earth Hour on 29 March 2008 8pm - 9pm on KL

Kuala Lumpur, 29th March 2008:
Well done, KL.The major landmarks and corporate headquarters shone through.



See any difference?

None. Still, I am hoping it is ignorance rather than indifference. Big props to the other cities participating in Earth Hour's symbolic but meaningful Global Blackout.

From 12:00 AM on March 29, 2008 until the end of that day, the Google homepage in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Kazakhstan and the UK was turned to a black background. Their tagline is, "We've turned the lights out. Now it's your turn - Earth Hour." Also on their website, Google explained that everyone should turn their lights out from 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in your specific local times.



Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour on the evening of 29 March at 8 pm local time until 9 pm to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions.



It is promoted by World Wildlife Fund Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm on 31 March 2007. The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney's mains electricity consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour, with as many as 2.2 million people taking part. Earth Hour 2008 marks the first anniversary of the event with many partner cities and individuals around the world participating.



I sent out more than 200 sms messages to friends and co-workers to informed about the event. Below is the SMS I sent:

Turn off your lights and non-essential electrical appliances for 1 hour on the evening of 29 March 8 - 9 pm. Earth Hour is an international event and check out details at www.earthhour.org for many of Malaysia business, family and individual supporters. Lets join the funs and it's just 1 hour.;-)
/jlim

Just to share, this is my wife and I staying at home with a candle light, enjoying the 1 hour of darkness.

Light is off !!


Photos in various cities:-