earth hour

Earth Hour is a global initiative from the brain child of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Raising awareness to take action against Global Warming is the main theme of the Earth Hour. Every year on the last Saturday of March, people from all around the world show-off their support for Earth Hour by switching off their lights for one hour. 

This event was first brought into the limelight in Sydney, Australia in 2007 where 2.2 million homes and business organizations came together by turning off their lights for one hour. In 2008 Earth Hour expanded worldwide to became a global movement. 50 million people from 35 countries joined this initiative.

For 2009 the WWF is taking this initiative to a new level, expecting 1 billion peoples supportive global vote to VOTE EARTH from more than 83 countries and territories to become active part of the Global Climate Change conference in Copenhagen 2009. As such, you can expect to see lots of internet talk as the blogosphere gears up for the event.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “earth hour”

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  Three Ways to a Greener Planet During Earth Hour
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  by ecoleader / on Mar 30, 2012
• in Green
  World Ready for Earth Hour 2012
  The Earth Hour 2012 to take place on March 31, 2012 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
  by sahilds / on Mar 30, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “earth hour”

 

• Put your green city on the map in WWF’s 2014 Global Earth Hour City Challenge

  
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  By Kamil Alam | Officer, Special Projects | WWF-Canada Although it seems like just the other day Vancouver was crowned the first Global Earth Hour Capital and People’s Choice winner, the recruitment phase for next year’s challenge has begun!In this round cities in Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mining 16: CSR, WWF and Environmental Alarmism

  
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  The corporate social responsibility (CSR) of a company is to satisfy its (a) customers via good quality products and services at a good and competitive price, (b) workers via good pay and benefits and safe working conditions, (c) shareholders via good returns on  their investments. For companies in the extractive ...
  3 weeks ago

• Panda-monium at Vancouver City Hall

  
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  May 1 st marks the kick-off for cities across Canada to sign up for the 2014 Earth Hour City Challenge .  Put your city on the map as an Earth Hour City Capital! Join the greenest city challenge.This week, global winner Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson welcomed the Panda to a jam-packed city council meeting ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hey, Thanks! Your Actions for Conservation by the Numbers

  
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  Today, you’re celebrating the planet and we’re celebrating you. We appreciate all the ways you contributed to WWF  and conservation over the past year. From donating birthday parties to test-driving electric vehicles, you sure did a lot. You definitely deserve a day off (tell your boss we said so). The post ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rooftop power – A closer look at a 6000 sq foot rooftop garden

  
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  Here’s another example of urban sustainability in action in Vancouver. This 6000 sq foot rooftop garden, aptly named Local Garden got off the ground last year.  It’s a ‘vertical farm’, with stacks of growing trays that produce lettuce, arugula, baby kale, basil and its’ signature very tasty Rooftop ...
  4 weeks ago

• Power to the people

  
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  Bringing new life to old places through design for people can simultaneously regenerate neighbourhoods and reduce emissions. Two decades ago, Vastra Hamnen   or “Western Harbour” , a neighbourhood in Malmö , was polluted and abandoned after the Kockums shipyard closed in the’90s: now the neighbourhood is ...
  4 weeks ago

• In the market for change: HP promotes supporting WWF and energy conservation during Earth month

  
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  The other day I received an excited call from my mom. The household electricity bills had been through the roof, so they had an expert go in to figure out why. He gave them great tips like unplugging appliances when they aren’t in use and keeping phones off chargers when they don’t need it. But the biggest ...
  4 weeks ago

• To Do things to keep your environment safe

  
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  You want to do something for your environment but cant think of anything. Heres some things you can do to contribute towards being environment friendly and simultaneously telling others about it too. 1. If you work in a company, you know that everyday there are hundreds and thousands of print outs getting printed ...
  5 weeks ago

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