Sobre o Earth Hour 2008, vou usar o Paste da newsletter que recebi sobre a participacao atraves do mundo.
No dia 29/03, nos desligamos tudo e ficamos jogando baralho a luz de velas. Foi bem legal.
The results are in!
Earth Hour would like to congratulate everyone who turned off their lights in March 29. Every light counts, and without the support of individuals, Earth Hour would not be the global success it has been.
It has been one month since millions switched off the lights for Earth Hour. The first international Earth Hour was overpoweringly successful. One month ago today, cities from Chicago to Copenhagen, Tel Aviv to Toronto and San Francisco to Sydney went dark to shed light on the dangers of climate change. By switching off, individuals across the globe have illuminated one of the most urgent issues facing our planet.
Polling by AMR Interactive showed that 58 per cent of Australian adults in capital cities took part in the lights off campaign that started in Sydney last year. The research also showed that respondents participated in Earth Hour in a number of ways including turning off the lights at home (56%), turning off some household appliances (46%), and taking the mobile phone off charger off standby (37%).
"The overwhelming support for Earth Hour from Australians across the country has amazed us and shows the willingness of both business and individuals to start cutting emissions," said WWF Earth Hour Director, Andy Ridley.
Internationally, 28 international Earth Hour flagship cities in 10 countries participated across the globe. 370 supporting cities and towns, that we know of, around the world made Earth Hour the largest voluntary power down event in history.
Earth Hour demonstrates the ways in which individuals can collectively make a huge impact on overwhelming problems like climate change. Through incorporating simple sustainable solutions in your everyday life, the mission of Earth Hour can be achieved every hour of every day.
Visit earthhour.org for more information about how you can make energy savings everyday.
