I was made aware of the Earth Hour from my friend, Fitz’s blog. According to Wikipedia,

Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour on the evening of March 29th at 8PM local time to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions.

It is promoted by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on 31 March 2007. The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney’s mains electricity consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour, with as many as 2.2 million people taking part. A second Earth Hour, in 2008, is planned to be an international event held in Sydney, many partner cities, and individuals around the world participating.

If we do our part, we can help save the earth by reducing Global Warming. All you have to do is turn-off the non-essential electric-powered appliances in your home. Let’s participate by enjoying an hour of darkness. Mark your calendars, March 29, 2008 from 8pm - 9pm.

According to Fitz,

“Last year, the energy saved during Earth Hour in Sydney alone achieved a reduction of 10.2% (more than double of the target of 5%) of carbon dioxide emissions. But we have to remember that the main objective of this campaign is to continue to be energy efficient beyond Earth Hour, making small actions everyday to achieve our goal in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.”

I absolutely agree that this is a worthwhile cause and I plan to participate as well. Here are the Pinoy bloggers participating in this activity:

Ambo, Ang Sa Wari Ko, Banco de Reyna, Bayanihan Blogs, Gabriel, Iris, Lester, Noemi and Pinoy Centric, you’re next!



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I am also tagging Diwatang Byaning, Bluepanjeet, Heyokity, Julia and Malen.

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