Earth Hour

The most talked about global issue in recent years has to be the effect of Global Warming among us. It is something which we really should be concerned about and learn about it. With films like 'The 11th Hour' and 'The Day after tomorrow', they educate and show us what will happen if we keep doing harmful things to our planet. Many countries have started campaigns, actions and to be more globally aware, some examples would be 'No Straw Day' as mentioned in a previous post, 'No Plastic Bag' and evena new scheme in Ghent, Belgium, where they are going vegetarian for one day a week.

On the 31st of March, 2007. Sydney was city who started the Campaign as 2.2 million people in the city turned off the lights. This simple action caught the attention of the world and in 2008, the whole campaign went global. And now in 2009, more than 3,943 cities from 88 countries have signed up. In addition, a great number of iconic buildings will be plunged into darkness, including Nelson's Column, the Eiffel Tower and Sydney Opera House.

The WWF's Earth Hour became a massive global phenomenon, which sent a dramatic visual signal to world leaders that they myst take urgent action on climate change.

However, why only once per year? Why not make it once every month? every week? every day? I'm sure theres many implications of why it can't happen more regularly, but step aside from the campaign? Why can't we do our own part? maybe choosing a time more suitable to us, and participate in this action whenever, but more frequently.

Earth Hour is only a start to tackle Global Warming, as we should continue this action by changing our habits every day, save energy, save water and of course recycle.

"It is totally indiscriminate of race, culture and religion. It affects every human being on the planet. Earth Hour is an opportunity for every man, woman and child from all corners of the globe to come together with a united voice and make a loud and powerful statement on the issue of climate change. If we all perform this one
simple act together, it will send a message to our governments too powerful for them to ignore. They will know the eyes of the world are watching."

More info at:

http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/aboutearthhour/

http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/science/2009/03/one-billion-to-switch-off-ligh.html