Earth Hour
Earth hour
29/03/08 08:48 Filed in: Energy
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.
Google Goes Black For Earth Hour
29/03/08 08:35 Filed in: Energy
Google raised energy awareness to the googleth degree today by changing their home page from white to black in support of the earth hour campaign.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/earthhour/
Earth Hour
17/02/08 20:03 Filed in: Enviroment
It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?
The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.
On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney's energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for one hour.
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. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.