On Saturday night, lights went out in 4,085 cities in 88 countries in what is being described as the largest demonstration of public concern about climate change in history. How did you spend your Earth Hour? We enjoyed a candlelight meal of eggplant, tomatoes, and garlic fresh from the farmers market. After dinner we played some rummy by candlelight while enjoying some organic wine. I noticed a few of our neighbors had also turned off their lights for the hour. Earth Hour was a message for world leaders to address climate, however you are responsible for doing your part to battle climate change. Here are some easy earth friendly changes you can make:
1. Switch to Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs)and remember to turn off the lights when you leave a room.
2. Replace your air conditioner filters monthly.
3. Be aware of phantom loads - unplug appliances and electronics when they are not in use.
4. Go vegetarian at least once a week.
5. Drive smarter - keep your car tuned up, your tires properly inflated, and plan your errands to avoid unnecessary trips.
6. Shop your local farmers market.
7. Line dry your laundry whenever possible.
8. Install a low flow showerhead and strive to take 5 minute showers.
9. Reduce the packaging that comes into your house by buying fresh produce and bulk items.
10. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Showing posts with label Earth Hour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Hour. Show all posts
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Tonight is Earth Hour 2009...
Don't forget tonight is Earth Hour 2009. Tonight at 8:30pm local time turn off all non-essential lighting and mark the hour by gathering your family for a game night, enjoying dinner by candlelight, stargazing in the darker sky, or by joining friends in a candlelit party for the planet. However you choose to mark the hour, supporting Earth Hour will send a message to world leaders it's time to address climate change.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Earth Hour 2009
On March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m., join hundreds of millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund. Earth Hour will send the message that Americans care about climate change and that they will join the rest of the world in finding solutions to the escalating climate crisis.
During last year's Earth Hour over 50 million people, including 36 million in the U.S., representing over 400 cities on all seven continents turned out their lights. The lights were turned off at some of the world's most well known landmarks including the Sydney Opera House, Bangkok's Wat Arun Buddhist temple, the Coliseum in Rome, Stockholm's Royal Castle, London's City Hall, New York's Empire State Building, Sears Tower in Chicago, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Cola-Cola's famous billboard in Times Square.
New for this year is a great website just for kids, www.earthhourkids.org. On the Earth Hour Kids site there is information, games, and lesson plans for teachers to use to educate their students about climate change and Earth Hour.
So gather up your soy candles and join in this worldwide statement about global warming and turn off your lights at 8:30 p.m. for an hour. Visit www.earthhour.org for more info.
During last year's Earth Hour over 50 million people, including 36 million in the U.S., representing over 400 cities on all seven continents turned out their lights. The lights were turned off at some of the world's most well known landmarks including the Sydney Opera House, Bangkok's Wat Arun Buddhist temple, the Coliseum in Rome, Stockholm's Royal Castle, London's City Hall, New York's Empire State Building, Sears Tower in Chicago, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Cola-Cola's famous billboard in Times Square.
New for this year is a great website just for kids, www.earthhourkids.org. On the Earth Hour Kids site there is information, games, and lesson plans for teachers to use to educate their students about climate change and Earth Hour.
So gather up your soy candles and join in this worldwide statement about global warming and turn off your lights at 8:30 p.m. for an hour. Visit www.earthhour.org for more info.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Earth Hour
On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund. The aim of the campaign is to express that individual action on a mass scale can help change our planet for the better.
Last year Sydney, Australia started the movement, 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. Last year's Earth Hour had the effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for an hour. This year, on March 29, Earth Hour goes global, with cities and towns across the world going dark to take a stand against climate change. The Sears Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz will be turning off their non-essential lights from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., along with the cities of Denver, Honolulu, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal, Copenhagen, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and, of course, Sydney, among others.
So gather up your soy candles and join in this worldwide statement about global warming and turn off your lights at 8 p.m. for an hour. Visit www.earthhour.org for more info.
Last year Sydney, Australia started the movement, 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. Last year's Earth Hour had the effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for an hour. This year, on March 29, Earth Hour goes global, with cities and towns across the world going dark to take a stand against climate change. The Sears Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz will be turning off their non-essential lights from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., along with the cities of Denver, Honolulu, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal, Copenhagen, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and, of course, Sydney, among others.
So gather up your soy candles and join in this worldwide statement about global warming and turn off your lights at 8 p.m. for an hour. Visit www.earthhour.org for more info.
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