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Reduce Your Electricity Bill - Earth Hour Australia 2009
Earth Hour 2009 is only 10 days away. On the 28th of March, homes and businesses around the world will join together to try and make a difference.
Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world, asking communities, business and governments to switch off the lights at 8.30pm on March 28th, for 1 hour. WWF want this historic, global event to send a strong message to our global leaders that, together, our small actions will represent a global vote for action on climate change, but we need your help!
Sign up and be counted. By doing this, you will help make Earth Hour the largest climate event in history. And once you have signed up, spread the word.
From Earth Hour to Earth Day
With the success of Earth Hour around the world, it might be time to step up to the challenge of Earth Day.
It only takes a little bit of time to slowly build up habits that will help reduce our carbon foot print. If you can do without lights for an hour for one night of a year, why not try it for one night a week. Slowly you can build these habits up and reduce more and more of your dependance on electricty.Government Backs Earth Hour
Environment Minister Peter Garrett today confirmed that all of the 128 Australian Government departments and agencies in Australia have registered to participate in Earth Hour this Saturday.
Minister Garrett said the mass action covers more than 1,500 government buildings and more than 3.7 million square metres of floor space.
"The Government is doing its bit this Saturday to support the millions of Australians voting ‘Earth’ by switching off their lights this Earth Hour," Mr Garrett said.
"The lights will go out at the Federal Court of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, Parliament House, Australia’s Casey Station in Antarctica and more than 80 Australian embassies and posts around the world."
http://www.environment.gov.au/
It's as simple as a flick of the switch.
What began as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world's biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. We're aiming to reach one billion people, more than 1000 cities, all joining together in a global effort to show that its possible to take action on global warming.
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia with 2.2 million homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour. Only a year later and this event had become a global sustainability movement with up to 100 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome's Colosseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
