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.
