Earth Hour!


Flip the switch for Earth on Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 in the evening!

Mille Porsild Westminster London  

GoNorth! Expedition Leader Mille Porsild kicked off the 'Flip-the-switch' campaign for WWF in London in June of 2005 speaking at the house of Lords in London. Read more

 

  
Expedition Basecamp, the Polar Husky dog yard (ok, that is easy), the European Union Headquarters in Brussels, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing will all go dark for Earth Hour!


3900 Cities in 84 countries around the world have committed to going dark! In the US alone, more than 300 cities and towns in the U.S. representing 43 states and the District of Columbia are going dark as part of the largest global climate event in history. Before the rooster crows in most American cities on Saturday morning, lights will already have gone dark in cities like Christchurch, Sydney and Brisbane. By breakfast time on the U.S. East Coast, the cities of Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore and Manila will be celebrating the arrival of the largest global climate event in history. Just before lunchtime in America, the lights will be dimming in Mumbai, Amman and Dubai. And by early afternoon in New York, it will be lights out in Paris, Istanbul, London and Copenhagen.


What will you being doing when the lights go out? If you are a student with Team GoNorth! report to the Culture Zone what you were doing while saving world resources!

Are you an American? Then make sure that 'flipping the switch' is only the beginning! Let Congress know you care about the future of our planet and are looking to them to take action in support of climate legislation. Earth Hour supporters have already sent 90,000 letters to Congress. Click here to take action
Earth Hour
More details for taking part in this historic call for global action on climate change can be found at

www.EarthHourKids.org
www.EarthHourUS.org

For a great article on the celebration of this day :

"Earth hour is all about the small changes that everyone is capable of making in their lives and building those habits into everyday living. The celebration is a demonstration of humankind coming together to make a positive impact on global warming" ... Read on


Watch about Earth Hour on CNN