All South African residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, 27 March 2010 by switching off all lights for one hour, between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm. Earth Hour is a WWF initiative and is a symbolic act aimed at creating awareness that climate change threatens lives, livelihoods and lifestyles and galvanising support to pressure governments to combat climate change.
The ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990. In 2009, an estimated 1 billion people from over 4,000 cities across the world took part in Earth Hour. Supported by local celebrities like The Parlourtones, Jo-Ann Strauss, Ryk Neethling, and Marc Lottering, Earth Hour 2010 is proud to have Archbishop Tutu as their patron once again. As comedian Lottering say,s “There’s nothing funny about climate change. It will ultimately affect all of us in a bad way if we don’t consciously act.
This year, South Africans will once again have the opportunity to join the rest of the world in doing something positive – turn your lights off on Saturday, 27th March at 20h30 for one hour.”
For more information, visit www.earthhour.org.za
Help save the environment…start with your own home. Visit http://www.eco-insulation.co.za. Lets spread the spirit of Earth Hour in South Africa…In my opinion, Earth Hour does not get enough recognition here in South Africa, its up to us to do our bit to save the environment. Lets set a good example for our children. Everything starts within our own home.