This Saturday, March 27th, at 8:30 pm, thousands of cities in 26 states, as well as throughout the world will turn off their non-essential lights to make their stand against climate change. With a simple switch, you and hundreds of millions of other people can state your concern about climate change and show your support for clean technologies, clean jobs, and a sustainable low carbon future.

Started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 by the World Wide Fund (WWF), Earth Hour has become the world’s largest global climate change initiative, with over 6000 cities in 115 countries switching off the light and putting hundreds of monuments in the dark for one full hour. The Las Vegas Trip, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, the Mount Rushmore, the Empire State Building and many more iconic landmarks will turn off their non-essential lights, so turn off yours, too!

What Difference Does It Make?

In terms of energy savings, the city of Toronto, Canada, reported a usage drop of 15.1% for Earth Hour 2009, while Chicago saved about 7% and Sydney reported a 10.2% decrease during Earth Hour 2007.

But of course, Earth Hour is a highly symbolic event and goes beyond electricity savings for one measly hour. What Earth Hour does is raise awareness of climate change issues and call for action. If you are still a bit skeptical about climate change, the WWF has put together a simple and clear list of the impacts of climate change in the US, region by region. You can also read more about climate facts here.

Just Join!

People from all corners of the world and all walks of life are joining so join the movement, too, and spread the word by going to myearthhour.org. You can also plan an Earth Hour event using Facebook by clicking here.  Since candlelight will be of need, make sure to purchase candles made without paraffin as it derived from crude oil.

 

 

 
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