Earth Hour 2008
March 28, 2008 by Holly
Filed Under Green Living, Home & Food
This Saturday is a big day for helping the Earth out a little bit in your every day life. March 29, 2008 is Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund and is a day where for one hour (8PM to 9PM–your local time) you will join other people across the world in turning your lights off to raise awareness about global warming.
Last year, Earth Hour was an event in Sydney, Australia and had over 2 million participants and had over 2,000 businesses power down their light sources. This year, Earth Hour is making this a global event–No matter where you are located, turn your lights off from 8PM-9PM and help to fight climate change.
“Join people all around the world in showing that you care about our planet and want to play a part in helping to fight climate change. Don’t forget to sign up and let us know you want to join Earth Hour.“
But what will you do for a whole hour without your lights? Crunchy Domestic Goddess has some ideas, including talking with your kids about why all of the lights are turned out and educating them about the Earth and global warming.
What will you be doing with no lights during Earth Hour?
Here are some other ways that you can help the Earth after March 29th:
- Turn off lights when you leave a room.
- Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs.
- Turn off appliances when not in use.
- Unplug your electronics when they are not in use.
- Use less hot water.
- Switch to green power.
What are you doing in your every day life to help fight global warming?
Chill Pill on Sat, 29th Mar 2008 8:42 pm
thanks for the tips on how to save power. in honor of today, im taking bart and the bus. no car for me today
Pregnancy Insomnia on Sat, 29th Mar 2008 8:50 pm
It’s a good thing that people like you and Google are spreading the awareness of Global Warming. It’s a bigger deal than some think and it’s going to affect the lives of our grandchildren if something doesn’t change.
Kim on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 12:30 am
Thanks for the kind comment on my blog. Come on by and visit anytime.
I thought I was good to go for Earth Hour, then I realized I had forgotten to unplug all of those little buggers that suck energy when they are “off”.
Angela on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 9:30 am
It’s a nice idea.. but most people these days don’t really seem to care much. It saddens me.
erp on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 10:24 am
i think Earth Hour is a brilliant idea and a great start…i hope it can gather momentum..
Free on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 4:15 pm
Great Job! We should all be concerned about mother Earth and where we are going!
Dee on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 7:35 pm
Hi Holly,
Thanks for dropping by. No I didn’t turn off for one hour but we did not use hot water yesterday and we use only flourescent lights in our apartment.
ed on Mon, 31st Mar 2008 11:37 am
This is a great idea. I will admit that the stealthy Google design freaked me out!
Sara on Mon, 31st Mar 2008 4:14 pm
Thank you so much for raising awareness about this! I wish we’d all do Earth Hour every week. Quick tip: one easy way to stop energy leaks in your home is, wherever possible/sightly, use surge strips. Don’t just use them for your home office. It’s pretty easy to unplug electronics, lamps and appliances around the home if you can pull one plug per room instead of many. It isn’t always possible with decor/space constraints, but it’s a start.
medyum medyumlar on Tue, 1st Apr 2008 3:19 am
It is very nice idea, but it is not enough. We must use electricty or water every time as needed.
Chauncy on Tue, 1st Apr 2008 4:58 pm
I conserve energy by turning off the lights whenever I’m not using them. Every day is Earth Hour!
Jayson on Sun, 6th Apr 2008 1:38 pm
We were talking about how good this event was just a few days ago. We definitely need to raise awareness and do what we can to help out (as individuals). Thanks for the tips
Furniture on Tue, 8th Apr 2008 2:39 pm
Turning off the lights for one hour is a very small step for mankind. People need to realize how much more energy we can save by switching to energy efficient lighting such as CFLs. Earth Hour is a very good idea, but i hope we can expand the earth hour to raise awareness for saving water as well.
Global Beauty on Tue, 15th Apr 2008 11:49 pm
Hi there – fine blog with Global Beauty
black.pixie on Thu, 17th Apr 2008 6:09 pm
I took part in Earth Hour. I switched off everything including the fridge and took a much-needed nap for an hour.
Apart from that, I generally do my bit – I recycle, only leave the light on in the room I’m in, bathe from a bucket instead of filling the bath, switch electricals off from the mains when not in use, that kinda thing.
Bath and Body on Wed, 30th Jul 2008 11:14 am
I love to recycle! It get a good feeling from knowing that my waste will be used for something productive rather than being shoved into the earth. I want to live a green life as much as possible but I find it very challenging. Any suggestions?
myworld on Mon, 18th Jan 2010 1:39 am
My family, neighbors and friends really took their effort of switching off all their lights and until now we are still observing it. Hopefully others too will observe to fight climate change. click here