Mar 30 2009
Earth Hour - The Day After
Earth Hour is a global event organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually.
Earth Hour began in Sydney, Australia in 2007. More than 2 million home and businesses shut off their lights for one hour, and from then on it became a global movement that in 2008, 50 million people around the globe participated in the said earth movement.
Last Saturday, on March 29 at 8.30pm, those who vote for Earth turned off their lights for an hour. Turning off our lights for n hour is a symbolic gesture to create global awareness about earth’s current situation. With awareness, there will be more people encouraged and willing to help in finding solutions and create a better
In Malaysia, many of its famous landmarks and skyscrapers plunged into darkness by switching off to mark Earth Hour which includes Petronas Twin Towers, the historical Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Angkasapuri, Menara TM, Menara Maybank, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur Hospital and National Heart Institute. Major shopping malls turned off non-essential light that night in support of Earth Hour.
What did we do during the Earth Hour? Simple -we turned off our lights. I turned off my laptop. Son didn’t watch TV. Instead we hung around at our balcony enjoying the night’s air and talking to each other. One hour may not be enough, but as mentioned earlier, it is a symbolic gesture and it is a start.
But what next after Earth Hour? Do you wait for another year to pass to be aware of our precious Earth? Do you turn back on all your light after 9.30pm? Did Earth Hour changed how you used energy today? How about doing this more than once in a year? How about re-looking into our energy consumption on day-to-day basis?
What will your post-Earth-Hour changes be in your life?
And I am joining the Bloggers Care For The Earth Link Love Chain even though it is a few days late already. Hey! It is never too late to care for our Beloved Earth, right?
Renny - Norway
EastCoastLife - Singapore
A Changing Life - France
Bill - Arizona, USA
Heart of Rachel - Batangas, Philippines
Life Ramblings - KL, Malaysia
Marzie - KL, Malaysia
Jean Chia - KL, Malaysia
LifeCruiser - Stockholm, Sweden
Sassy Mom - Manila, Philippines
foongpc - KL, Malaysia
Jade - Singapore
Lina - KL, Malaysia
@liferamblings,
Thanks.
I agree everyone needs constant reminder on how to care for the environment.
@ECL,
and we need to educate our next generation to care for our beloved Earth too.
As a Malay saying goes ” melentur buluh biar dari rebungnya”.
@BK,
There is so much we can do apart from the Earth Hour event.
Great post, congrats
Things like this do bring awareness, but we all need to do for to create lasting change for the environment.
@moonsilk,
@caregivingdaughter,
I agree that we need to create a lasting change, and for a start, within our own family and home.