Going Dark for Mother Earth - Earth Hour

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard. -voteearth2009.org

At 8:30pm local time on March 28, 2009 all around the world, Businesses, Governments, Schools, and a host of Individuals will be turning off all non-essential lights and electricity. Earth Hour, sponsored by World Wildlife Fund is a global event to raise awareness about climate change and global warming. It's not about saving electricity. According to the official website, “it’s much broader than that – it is a symbolic action to show governments that the people of the world want an effective global climate deal at the end of 2009.”

Go to Earth Hour to sign up and add your voice. So far 2,500 CITIES IN 82 COUNTRIES which is quadruple the number of cities that participated last year have signed up to participate.

Learn more and get involved:
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There is even an Earth Hour kids website too.
For more Blogger's Earth Hour Post's, visit: Bloggers Unite - Earth Hour.



A whole hour without electricity? Here are some ideas to pass the time.

• Tell Stories
• Go for a walk
• Visit with Neighbors and/or a love one
• Bundle up and watch the night sky
• Light a beeswax candle and write (with a pen or pencil!!!???!!)
• Sing songs
• Meditate

My plan is to learn some new songs.

Have a great idea of how to spend and hour without power? Or already have plans for Earth Hour? Tell us about it in the comments of this post.

Earth Hour logo via http://www.earthhourus.org