Earth Hour: March 28th, 8:30pm
Written by Salem on Mar 15th, 2009 and posted in 2009, Lead ArticleHey eveyone,
I recently just watched a Podcast from green tv about the WWF (World-Wide Fund for Nature) about their upcoming push for Earth Hour. The concept is very simple, but the impact can be huge.
At 8:30 pm local time on March 28th, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, just turn the lights off for 60 minutes. (While you’re at it, turn everything off. The food in your fridge won’t spoil in an hour, unplug your toilet seat heater, unplug the TV that drains elecrtiricity even when switched off).
Check out the green tv Podcast here.
And visit the Earth Hour website here.
Imagine the impact if somehow the entire world could carry-out this collective ation: a rolling blackout across the entire Earth! Instant proof that our actions do affect this planet we live on, and that we have direct control over the extent which our lifestyles affect Earth. No doubt this it is a daunting task, but even if a small percentage of people worldwide participates, satellites in orbit would be able to witness the change.
I really urge people to take a look at these links and make a pledge to participate! This is especially important in Japan, because at the time when I signed up yesterday there we no (that’s right, zero) participants or events that I could find in Japan!!! I hope this isn’t the case, but if so, there’s a lot of work to be done in the next 13 days. Check out what you can do to help get worldwide leaders to recognize that we need to collectively do more to protect the environment. For example, you can organize an Earth Hour event or get-together, get some candles, and at 8:30 enjoy being unplugged from the grid and plugged-in to good ‘ol clean energy fun.
Peace,
Salem
There is no participants in japan because the people in japan who wants to participate can’t select their country. Only those people in the countries that pledged commitment to support Earth Hour can participate.
However, we can all participate as an international community and not Japan’s, if this country does not support earth.
Thanks for the comment Rai. I believe there are many people in Japanese, citizens and people in the government, who want to support Earth Hour. Japan does many things that are good for the environment–for example, cars are very efficient, many homes have solar PV panels, and recycling.
I agree that we can and should celebrate as an international community! Maybe if we spread the word and tell enough people, bigger companies and the government will start to listen and participate as well.
I’m going to Kyoto on March 28th to tell as many people as I can about Earth Hour. I’ll take my guitar and give out fliers to as many people as I can and tell them about Earth Hour and ask them to participate. If anyone is in the Kyoto area and wants to join, please contact me at the teamleader@beejapan.org email account!
I’m psyched that a lot of people are showing interest in Earth Hour!
I’ve put together a flier with Earth Hour and BEE Japan info on it, and I’m attaching it to the side-bar on the main page here under upcoming events.
If you want to support Earth Hour, BEE Japan, and everyone’s environment, please download the flier and pass it out to everyone you know!! I know there are only two days left, but even if the message gets out too late for this year, we can still inform people so they can visit the WWF/Earth Hour website and hopefully participate next year.
We just learned about Earth Hour and want to support the WWF and UN in this effort. At 20:30, we will be celebrating, with candlelight, acoustic music, wine, and homemade snacks ( bring some if you can ). Please consider stopping by our new office and enjoying the relative darkness with us.
The nearest station is SUMIYOSHI, on the Hanzomon & Shinjuku subway lines. Use the B1 exit and turn right at street level. Walk about five minutes south, past LIFE supermarket, over the canal bridge, then take your second left, down a side street for four or five blocks. On your left there will be a small park. Turn left after the park, and you will see Global Language on your right. There is a map link above. The address is: Koto-Ku, OOGIBASHI 3-21-3 and the phone # is: 080-2019-5616
Sorry about the short notice. Hope you can make it.
All the best,
Pat Utley
Greenheart
i always participate whenver there is an Earth Hour event. it is a good thing that the World Wildlife Fund organized an event like this.
Earth Hour is really a good concept on how we could spend at least a few minutes of our time in remembering mother Eearth. people should be more aware and more caring of our environment now that we have Global Warming and Climate Change.