Earth Hour - 28th March 2009 8.30pm

About Earth Hour
On Saturday, March 28th, 2009 at 8:30 PM, people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour, Earth Hour, to show how by working together we can make a difference in the fight against climate change. The symbolic event is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage individuals, businesses and communities to take action to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis. Earth Hour, led by world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation, WWF, aims to reach 1 billion people in 1,000 cities to illustrate the world communities’ support for action on climate change.

“Earth hour will not only make for an impressive visual spectacle but also symbolizes that by working together we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change. This is why in Singapore we are calling on everyone; be they individuals, community groups or businesses, to get involved by signing up on www.earthhour.org and then switching off on the 28th March to make a difference.”

The action of switching off lights represents one of the simple steps we can all take to cut our emissions on an ongoing basis, the ultimate goal of this awareness raising campaign. Other suggestions to cut emissions include switching off electrical devices at the plug instead of leaving them on standby, using energy-efficient appliances, recycling, travelling by public transport instead of by car.

For individuals
· Encourage all you know to participate by posting links and content related to Earth Hour on your blogs, websites and emails.
· Host a (beeswax) candle lit dinner party at your home for earth hour
· Review your home and consider the things you could do differently to save energy and help mitigate global warming.

- abstracted from the earthhour.org and from Joanne's blog