Earth Hour!

On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 businesses in Sydney, Australia turned off their lights for one hour (between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m) - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year. Sounds big!

It is promoted by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. Last year they focused on one city because of the massive amount of coordination and organisation required to get a city to turn off it’s lights! In 2008, however, Earth Hour will be taking place in over 20 cities around the world, and the list keeps growing. Its due to start at 8PM on 29th March 2009.

With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice about the last year’s event.

Though there were criticisms saying that this event is not effective, though this happens many miles away from us, it is an excellent endeavor to protect the Globe. Join hands to support the event http://www.earthhour.org/user/HY4g