60 EARTH HOUR

[aikliang]

This Saturday, March 27th 2010 will be 60 Earth Hour. At 8.30 PM on March 27th, everyone will be encouraged to turn their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. (Source:- http://www.earthhour.org)

Extract from the same website on what Earth Hour is all about:-

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet.

How to show your support for Earth Hour (Source and extract from http://www.earthhour.org)

Whether you are an individual, a business, a school or a city, you can show your support for Earth Hour by turning off your lights at 8.30PM on March 27 wherever you are on the planet. If you would like to find out more about running Earth Hour in your own country, city or town then please contact us.


You can support Earth Hour by:

1.Turning off your lights at 8.30PM on March 27
2. Showing your support (http://www.earthhour.org/SupportersMap.aspx) and adding yourself to our world map
3. Adding Earth Hour widgets, logos and banners (http://www.earthhour.org/tools/TellTheWorld.aspx) to your blog or website to help us spread the word. You could even be our Earth Hour Online Supporter of the Day (http://earthhourblog.posterous.com/eart ... -the-day-0)
4. Talking about Earth Hour in your social network by updating your Facebook status, grabbing a Twibbon, tweeting about your support, and more
5. Get together with your friends and family, by hosting an Earth Hour party or holding your own candlelit affair
6. Rally your local council or community group to run an Earth Hour event for your community
7. Encourage your employer and workmates to take part in Earth Hour and make energy savings every day
8. Make an Earth Hour Lantern (http://www.earthhour.org/kids/MakeALantern.aspx) a symbol of hope for the future
9. Be creative! Find a new way to mark Earth Hour and let us know all about it!

For mote information on EARTH HOUR, visit their website http://www.earthhour.org/Homepage.aspx

[keong8260]

支持！！！

[sharkteef]

saturday i no off. my earth hour on sunday when i go cheng meng

[sandmanz]

Whether you are an individual, a business, a school or a city, you can show your support for Earth Hour by turning off your lights at 8.30PM on March 27 wherever you are on the planet.

GPS display light oso turn off eh?

[stimix]

This even already commercialised liao..Even T-shirt also selling at RM30..& as year goes by, more & more commercial influences in this event..Everyone saving 1 precious hour & the advantages goes to those commercial firms advertising kaw-kaw to support & get their products advertised to those supporting the event.

Do it from the heart not depending on commercial firms taking advantage ofd the event...chissss the T-sirt..whylah RM30!!

[chinwy]

Thinking out of the box ... turning off my energy efficient light saving bulbs will require more energy to restart it. Also it will cause some energy surge in the grid when everyone turn on at the same time when the hour is over. Power providers have to put on standby more backup generators to meet the surge. That is sure going to cost more energy wasted and more green house effect.

To make matters worst, I'll have to resort to alternative lighting and that is sure not going to be energy efficient - ie burning candles ... more CO2 emission.

Think I will abstain from this Earth Hour project for now.. next year will install solar voltic penals then perhaps.

[burnzzr1]

Town area more accidents, traffic lights all off...........

[stimix]

Actually it will be better if no one driving & everyone stay at home during one of the work days for few days per month. That really will further clear our environment

BTW..TNB going to sue WWF liao:

KUALA LUMPUR — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s premier energy provider today announced that they were taking legal action against the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) for organising the Earth Hour, a global movement that makes a stand against climate change by turning off all non-essential lights and electrical equipment for an hour every year.

In a Press conference, TNB president and CEO Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohd Noh said that the annual worldwide symbolic gesture, which this year would be observed this Saturday at 8.30pm, is nothing more than an ‘arrogant and thoughtless viral movement’ aimed to hurt power companies such as TNB.


CHE KHALIB: These people are inconsiderate
“Obviously these green-minded fellows think they’re really cute, organising such an irresponsible campaign,” said Che Khalib angrily. “They say ‘turn off your lights for an hour’ and people do. I bet that really makes them feel all powerful.

“What these western colonialists fail to grasp is how such drastic action affects the poor companies like us. One hour of unused electricity means an hour of wastage for TNB. Did you know that last year’s Earth Hour costed us millions in unrealised revenue?” asked Che Khalib, seething.

“How do you think that affected our production? We couldn’t exactly turn off our power plants just because a large number of Malaysians turn off their lights at the same time. So imagine all that wasted energy.

“This year, we expect even more people to fall for this global con-job,” added Che Khalib. “So there’ll be more lights turned off. KL alone would be engulfed in darkness. Yes, sure, it may seem fun to some, running around in complete darkness. But that also means TNB would get less money. Tell me, what am I supposed to say to the kids of this electrical technician when we can’t give bonus this year?” asked Che Khalib, as he pointed to a TNB staff manning the lights for the Press conference.

He added, “In light of such inconsiderate actions by these tree huggers, TNB has no choice but to take legal action against the Earth Hour organisers, WWF. We’ll wait for our accountants to come back with the loss figure after this year’s Earth Hour, and we plan to sue them for that same amount. We may even add a hundred million ringgit or so, to teach them a lesson.”

Che Khalib also reminded Malaysians to ignore the Earth Hour, calling it a ‘cultural invasion, a concerted assault by extreme liberal forces aimed to destabilise poorer nations’.

“We are Malaysians, and we should be proud of our lights. Every night we should go out and see the beautiful sparkling lights in our city skylines. Don’t be ashamed of the lights,” said Che Khalib, as he unveiled a set of pictures showing the Petronas Twin Towers and the surrounding buildings consequently going dark during last year’s Earth Hour.


DARK TIMES: KLCC buildings going dark last year
“See this? See how ugly, gloomy and dark the last picture is? God knows how many people tripped over things and hurt themselves in the complete darkness, not to mention the number of bad people going around doing naughty things, knowing the authorities could not see them.

“Let’s reverse the order of these pictures this year, and fight for the rights to our lights,” continued Che Khalib. “Let’s unite as 1Malaysia, and tell these green terrorists that we will not go dark! We will not switch off! Let’s tell them that we love our lights!

“POWERRR… EXTREME!” he screamed, as powerful clusters of foglamps flooded the conference room with ultra-bright and hot light, temporarily blinding everyone present, and signalling the end of the Press conference.

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[silverbeauty]

Good idea