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EARTH HOUR - 7.30pm to 8.30pm - Saturday March 31, 2007
>
>Earth Hour is a fabulous opportunity for you and your family to do
>something about climate change. On one night, in one hour, more will be
>done, more will be demonstrated, and more will be learned than through a
>hundred 'talk-fests'. And you can help make it happen.
>
>What is Earth Hour?
>It sounds simple, but it is very, very dramatic. At 7.30pm on March 31st
>2007, we will be encouraging companies, government departments, individuals
>and families to turn off their lights for just one hour. If we meet our
>objectives during the first Earth Hour, the savings in green house gas
>emissions will be the equivalent of taking 75,000 medium sized cars off the
>road for one whole year! Now that's something worth doing.
>
>Why?
>The facts are alarmingly clear:
>
> The climate is changing! The 10 hottest years on record have occurred
> since 1990. In fact 2005 was the hottest year since record keeping
> began. (Australian Bureau of Meteorology)
>Almost 70% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions come from energy
>production. (ABS)
>More than 95% of the Great Barrier Reef will have been destroyed by 2050 if
>carbon dioxide emissions aren't reduced. (WWF-International)
>One million species worldwide are facing extinction due to climate change.
>(University of Leeds)
>
>But not everybody listens to the facts. Earth Hour is your opportunity to
>demonstrate how a simple change in our way of life could change, and help
>save, our planet.
>
>The goals of Earth Hour:
>Households : Most of us use unnecessary electricity. Appliances on standby,
>old style light bulbs, lights left on when we're not using them. Earth Hour
>will help us all to realise just how simply we can make a dramatic impact
>upon global warming (and our own power bills). We will see it in action.
>Companies : We want companies to be involved. If every company in Australia
>turned off its lights when the buildings weren't in use, and combined it
>with energy saving technology, we would save between 2 and 4 million tonnes
>of greenhouse gasses every year. Earth Hour will show companies just how
>easy that is.
>Power Companies : We will be asking power companies to provide special
>deals for companies and households to switch to Green Power.
>To make it an annual event : Out of the 8,766 hours in a year, let's give
>one back to the earth.
>
>
>What you can do:
>Sign up to Earth Hour and Pledge to turn off your lights on March 31st from
>7.30pm to 8.30pm by logging onto www.earthhour.org .
> You will receive all the information you need to make Earth Hour a great
> success (and to cut your own energy bills in the long term). Pledging is
> free.
>
>Get off standby : Turn off all the electronic equipment and appliances in
>your home that are not being used or are on standby. Computers,
>televisions, stereo equipment, phone chargers, DVD or video equipment -
>you can find out more about this from WWF at wwf.org.au
>
> Tell a friend : Spread the word about earth Hour by involving your
> friends, family and workmates. Get them to pledge at earthhour.org and
> most importantly, turn off the lights at 7.30pm Saturday 31 March 2007.
>
> Another thing you can do before the event is switch to Green Power:
> Contact your electricity provider today. If all Australians switched to
> Green Power the saving in CO 2 emissions would be the equivalent of what
> is pumped out of 40 million cars! That's like taking every car in
> Australia off the road four times over.
>
> Spread the word - Once you have signed up for Earth Hour tell a friend;
> spread the word at work; tell your boss; mention it at school, at your
> local sports club or society group, you can even run it past your
> neighbours!
>
> Make it an event. Get the neighbours to switch off their lights and head
> out into the park for the hour; take some binoculars and look at the
> stars; sit and talk; explore your backyard by torchlight; have fun with
> sparklers; or just go for a stroll. Do something non-electric as a
> family �Q make some candles, read by their light; have a picnic-at-dusk;
> pretend you are camping; have a candlelight dinner.
>
>For more info on Earth Hour, check out www.earthhour.org
>
>
>
>EARTH HOUR. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>
>Earth Hour is a fabulous opportunity for you and your family to do
>something about climate change. On one night, in one hour, more will be
>done, more will be demonstrated, and more will be learned than through a
>hundred 'talk-fests'. And you can help make it happen.
>
>What is Earth Hour?
>It sounds simple, but it is very, very dramatic. At 7.30pm on March 31st
>2007, we will be encouraging companies, government departments, individuals
>and families to turn off their lights for just one hour. If we meet our
>objectives during the first Earth Hour, the savings in green house gas
>emissions will be the equivalent of taking 75,000 medium sized cars off the
>road for one whole year! Now that's something worth doing.
>
>Why?
>The facts are alarmingly clear:
>
> The climate is changing! The 10 hottest years on record have occurred
> since 1990. In fact 2005 was the hottest year since record keeping
> began. (Australian Bureau of Meteorology)
>Almost 70% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions come from energy
>production. (ABS)
>More than 95% of the Great Barrier Reef will have been destroyed by 2050 if
>carbon dioxide emissions aren't reduced. (WWF-International)
>One million species worldwide are facing extinction due to climate change.
>(University of Leeds)
>
>But not everybody listens to the facts. Earth Hour is your opportunity to
>demonstrate how a simple change in our way of life could change, and help
>save, our planet.
>
>The goals of Earth Hour:
>Households : Most of us use unnecessary electricity. Appliances on standby,
>old style light bulbs, lights left on when we're not using them. Earth Hour
>will help us all to realise just how simply we can make a dramatic impact
>upon global warming (and our own power bills). We will see it in action.
>Companies : We want companies to be involved. If every company in Australia
>turned off its lights when the buildings weren't in use, and combined it
>with energy saving technology, we would save between 2 and 4 million tonnes
>of greenhouse gasses every year. Earth Hour will show companies just how
>easy that is.
>Power Companies : We will be asking power companies to provide special
>deals for companies and households to switch to Green Power.
>To make it an annual event : Out of the 8,766 hours in a year, let's give
>one back to the earth.
>
>
>What you can do:
>Sign up to Earth Hour and Pledge to turn off your lights on March 31st from
>7.30pm to 8.30pm by logging onto www.earthhour.org .
> You will receive all the information you need to make Earth Hour a great
> success (and to cut your own energy bills in the long term). Pledging is
> free.
>
>Get off standby : Turn off all the electronic equipment and appliances in
>your home that are not being used or are on standby. Computers,
>televisions, stereo equipment, phone chargers, DVD or video equipment -
>you can find out more about this from WWF at wwf.org.au
>
> Tell a friend : Spread the word about earth Hour by involving your
> friends, family and workmates. Get them to pledge at earthhour.org and
> most importantly, turn off the lights at 7.30pm Saturday 31 March 2007.
>
> Another thing you can do before the event is switch to Green Power:
> Contact your electricity provider today. If all Australians switched to
> Green Power the saving in CO 2 emissions would be the equivalent of what
> is pumped out of 40 million cars! That's like taking every car in
> Australia off the road four times over.
>
> Spread the word - Once you have signed up for Earth Hour tell a friend;
> spread the word at work; tell your boss; mention it at school, at your
> local sports club or society group, you can even run it past your
> neighbours!
>
> Make it an event. Get the neighbours to switch off their lights and head
> out into the park for the hour; take some binoculars and look at the
> stars; sit and talk; explore your backyard by torchlight; have fun with
> sparklers; or just go for a stroll. Do something non-electric as a
> family �Q make some candles, read by their light; have a picnic-at-dusk;
> pretend you are camping; have a candlelight dinner.
>
>For more info on Earth Hour, check out www.earthhour.org
>
>
>
>EARTH HOUR. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
