THIS IS THE WORLD’S FIRST GLOBAL ELECTION, BETWEEN EARTH AND GLOBAL WARMING
On March 28th you can VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour.
Or you can vote global warming by leaving your lights on.
The results of the election are being presented at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. We want one billion votes for Earth, to tell the world leaders that we have to take action against global warming.
HOW TO TAKE ACTION
Turning your lights off for an hour is a great start. However, there are many other things you can do to make Earth Hour 2009 a success.
- Sign Up at http://www.earthhour.org/signup/default:en and become a part of Earth Hour and get useful tips and tools to reduce your carbon footprint everyday.
- Tell A Friend. Better still – tell them, your family and even your work mates. Encourage them to sign up. Email them a link to this website and mobilize even more people!
- Run your own Earth Hour. Download our quick guide for how to run Earth Hour in your city or town. It’s easy!
- Your Earth Hour. What will you be doing at 8.30pm on Saturday March 28? We’re keen to know what you have planned for Earth Hour 2009. If you’d like to share your plans with Earth Hour and the media, then please send us an email describing with as much details as you can, what you have planned to myearthhour@earthhour.org. Don’t forget to include your name, where you live (City and Country), and your contact telephone number including your country code.
Earth Hour is inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour at
8:30pm on Saturday March 28, sending a powerful global message that we care enough about climate change to take action.
This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.
In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.
We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.
(Concluded from http://www.earthhour.org/)
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Joshua
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