From yogini friend Elle Tan.
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On March 29, 2008 the Philippines will join countries around the world as we literally "turn the lights out" for Earth Hour – an event that will fuel awareness on climate change and prove that when the people of the world work together, they can make a difference in the fight against global warming.
Earth Hour will take place throughout the Philippines from 8 to 9 in the evening on Saturday night, 29 March 2008. WWF invites you to participate by shutting off lights for 60 minutes, organizing your own "lights-out" event or by forwarding this mail to your friends, workmates and family.
It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on the world’s climate change?
The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.
Launched in Australia on the 31st of March 2007, Earth Hour moved 2.2 million
people and 2100 businesses in Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour. This massive collective effort reduced the city'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 their lights off and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning
a symbolic event into a global movement.
YOUR participation will go a long way in spreading the message that we, as individual droplets working collectively – can create an impetus far more powerful than the mightiest of rivers.
For more information, visit: www.earthhour.org and www.wwf.org.ph/main.php
If you want to learn more about how else you can help make Earth Hour in the Philippines a success, or drop us a line at (632) 920-7931, (632) 920-7923, or (632) 920-7926
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