Earth hour of 2009 is about to be observed on Saturday, March 28, 2009.People around the globe are urged to turn off their light for an hour on 28th of March between 8:30pm to 9:30pm. Earth Hour is a global climate change initiative, led by WWF (World Wildlife Fund) to demonstrate that individual action is important and it adds up to make a big difference in saving our earth from global warming.
To date, a record 900 cities and towns in 75 countries have committed to turn off their lights on 28th of March at 8:30 P.M. Cities already listed to participate in Earth Hour 2009 include Cape Town, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, Nashville, Oslo, Rome, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, Warsaw and so on...This includes Governments, business and individuals turning off their lights for an hour to support action on climate change.Actually, the Earth Hour was first held in Sydney, Australia in 2007. The idea took off in 2008, where there were 371 cities involved. Indeed, it really works to reduce the carbon emissions.
According to a research, CO2 emissions can be reduced by 0.25 kg for every person who turns off their lights. The participation of one million peoples would result in CO2 emissions being reduced by 250,000 kg, which is the quantity of CO2 absorbed by more than 20,000 trees in one year.As we all are the members of this planet so, we should have our responsibilities to safe our mother Earth. And of course~~I will do my own part as well.
So, don't forget to turn off ur light on this coming Saturday, Okie???
Here are some pictures which had been taken during the "Earth Hour".
The scene of turning off the light in the Opera of Sydney, Australia.
The scene of Toronto, Canada. ( 29th of March 2008)
The scene in America during the "Earth Hour" last year.
