2009 WWF Earth Hour
Earth Hour 2009 is coming this weekend, on March 28th, 2009 at 8:30 pm your local time, . The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is asking everyone throughout the world to make a statement and turn off their non-essential electrical items for 1 hour. Whether it be you as an individual, businesses or the government, we all need to take action to show that we want to make a difference and reduce our energy use.
Earth Hour History
The original Earth hour took place in 2007 in Sydney, Australia and showed just how much of a difference it can make for everybody to turn off energy sources for just one hour. After the success in Australia, it spread worldwide in 2008 and was a complete success. It was supported on every continent throughout the world. There were over 35 flagship cities supporting the event along with over 400 cities worldwide also supporting. What’s also amazing is that over 6.7 unique visitors went to their website during the week before Earth Hour. The event is believed to have drawn close to 50 million people to join in on the event during last year’s event.
Join In
The 2009 Earth Hour event hopes to be an even larger event than last years and I hope it continues to gain notoriety like it has. Check out all the cities that are planned to attend as well as college campuses across the country that are participating in this event. Also, make sure to spread the word whether it be sending email to all your friends, letting people know on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook or sending a letter to your business or local government informing them of the event. There are also some great tips for things you can do while all the lights and electricity are off. Let’s make a difference by taking this simple action to show that we are committed to fighting climate change.
Earth Hour a Success ( Updated 3/30)
Earth hour seems to have been a complete success this year. I joined in and it looks like the rest of the world has as well.
Please Share
Please share what you did during Earth Hour and how successful you believe this movement is going to be.
Comments
It is neat to see that so many places in my state are observing Earth Hour. Of course it is not as much as up north, but there are a good number of schools and cities participating.
I remember hearing about this last year. However, it was unfortunately only after the fact. I will have to make sure to observe Earth Hour this year.
I will observe the Earth Day this year with my family
Thanks for promoting Earth Hour! Another way you can recruit people to the cause is by creating a Earth Hour group on Commit21.com. Simply create a group about one action that you will commit to do for Earth Hour and recruit your friends, family, and co-workers to get involved in that action as well. When it comes to climate change, simple actions can make huge differences and Commit21 leverages social media to influence networks of friends, family, and co-workers. Check it out at http://www.commit21.com
As Earth Hour has proven, the impact of simply turning unused or non-essential electrical items off is surprisingly significant. So many times computers are left on over night, rarely used printers/toasters/paper shredders remain on sucking up energy, computer monitors flash screen savers for hours on end. Analysts at BlueMap, Inc. have found some simple solutions for shutting those electrical items off while saving both money and the environment.
* Occupancy sensors for lights are a cheap solution for keeping those bathroom lights off when empty.
* Daylight sensors for rooms with natural light are perfect for window offices and boardrooms that remain empty for most of the day.
* A plug load controller offers an easy way to shut off idle electronics left unused for hours.
In combining smart office and house practices that focus on limiting energy waste, these simple devices can help in really cutting costs while sparing the environment!
I just want to thank everybody who joined in on Earth hour this year and share what I did for it this year. It was fairly boring for me as all I did was lay down during my time. I was busy this weekend helping other move and I just an early night. Pretty boring Saturday night for me, but it was nice to just relax and not do anything.