At 8:30pm on Saturday 28 March, people from all corners of the world will turn off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - and cast their vote for action on climate change. Anybody can participate and join together with millions of people across the globe celebrating Earth Hour. Earth Hour is about taking simple steps everyday that collectively reduce carbon emissions – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.
Now many might think this is a very novel idea that originated in Sydney, Australia but many Governments in the so called Two Thirds World have been participating in "Earth Hours" for many years now!!!! The call for global action now is to switch lights off for one hour once in a whole year which is ONE hour in 8760 hours!!! However, the call now is to switch power off for one hour intentionally.
Many of us have been participating in enforced "Earth Hours" reluctantly and with many a frustrated and angry word. At least from now on when the power goes off here in this hot and dry place I can console myself and say I am participating in yet another "Earth Hour." By the end of the year I am sure many people would have logged quite a few "Earth Hours."
Now, if for every "Earth Hour" that the Two Thirds World endures in a year the One Third World turned their lights off for a minute we would have the World turning off their lights for a lot more than just 1 in 8760!!!!! So get on with it and make the Earth Hour more than just a token celebrated hour.
At 8:30pm on Saturday 28 March, people from all corners of the world will turn off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - and cast their vote for action on climate change. Anybody can participate and join together with millions of people across the globe celebrating Earth Hour. Earth Hour is about taking simple steps everyday that collectively reduce carbon emissions – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.
Now many might think this is a very novel idea that originated in Sydney, Australia but many Governments in the so called Two Thirds World have been participating in "Earth Hours" for many years now!!!! The call for global action now is to switch lights off for one hour once in a whole year which is ONE hour in 8760 hours!!! However, the call now is to switch power off for one hour intentionally. 
Many of us have been participating in enforced "Earth Hours" reluctantly and with many a frustrated and angry word. At least from now on when the power goes off here in this hot and dry place I can console myself and say I am participating in yet another "Earth Hour." By the end of the year I am sure many people would have logged quite a few "Earth Hours."
Now, if for every "Earth Hour" that the Two Thirds World endures in a year the One Third World turned their lights off for a minute we would have the World turning off their lights for a lot more than just 1 in 8760!!!!! So get on with it and make the Earth Hour more than just a token celebrated hour.
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