Earth Hour

In a few minutes from now, in my own little way, I will be participating together with the rest of the world for this year's Earth Hour. I will turn off the main switch in our home in order to be one with the call of the world for a change. By turning off the electricity for one hour will be very beneficial to the planet as this will reduce carbon dioxide emissions caused by our power plants. Today, we are experiencing global changes because we are pushing the world's free resources to its limits. It is only an hour for a year that you will sacrifice a little bit for this wonderful planet that we are living in. We should share this belief as we share this world. Let us unite for the next Earth Hour to be more successful that it previously was.

Earth Hour is globally organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature. It is being held every last Sunday of March by seeking all of us to turn off our electricity for an hour. This move was first initiated by Australia, particularly in Sydney in 2007. It became global in 2008 as 35 countries and 400 cities participated. Up to date, 2009, there are now 88 countries with more than 4,000 cities participated in this move to help mother earth recover.