Articles tagged with: earth hour
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2008
Call to Action
Will you help save the earth with only one hour of your time? www.EarthHour.org
Back to Basics: Reduce
The first in a series of three posts on the basic principles of green living.
Back to Basics: Reuse
The second in a series of three posts focusing on the basic principles of green living.
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From their website:
It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?
The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.
On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year.
With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning …




