Earth Hour 2009 - Vote Earth!
Today is the day… Earth Hour 2009 starts in New Zealand in about an hour. Turn off your lights from 8:30 - 9:30 pm (your local timezone) to show your support for Earth Hour.
Earth Hour’s aim is to inspire and organize over 1 billion people in 1,000 cities around the world to participate and show their support by switching off their lights for one hour at 8:30pm on Saturday March 28th.
In December 2009 world leaders meet in Copenhagen to agree on a post-Kyoto policy for tackling climate change. One billion people voting with their light switch during Earth Hour will create a powerful mandate for our leaders to take strong and decisive action on climate change in Copenhagen.
With the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote, Vote Earth is a global call to action for every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet.
- Earth Hour
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Mar 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Great to see you promoting Earth Hour. We took part (even though we only had 1 light to switch off)!
Mar 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Haha, yes we only had one light too… I felt a bit silly about it so I went so far as to throw the mains switch! Everything was off in our house till morning. And actually, I want to do it on a regular basis. The fridge and freezer won’t be affected because they won’t be opened. We have the power going out around here all the time, especially during the winter so it no longer seems like a really big deal to be without for a few hours. So it all started in Sydney… good on you Australians!