Earth Hour

We took part of the Earth Hour last night which started at 8:30 pm. We switched off our lights, computers and tv and just used candles to light up the lounge room and kitchen . How about you have you taken part?

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries/territories participating. Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
Why get involved?
Put simply, because our future depends on it!Earth Hour has done a lot to raise awareness of sustainability issues. But there’s more to it than switching off lights for one hour once a year. It’s all about giving people a voice and working together to create a better future for our planet.

(above information was taken from here: http://www.earthhour.org/About.aspx)