Earth Hour 2009
I am writing up the international copy of Earth Hour online for the WWF and it is bringing home to me what an exciting concept Earth Hour is. Researching what is happening in Moldova, Belize, Vietnam, Belgium, Panama, Kenya, Fiji and the list goes on and on, I can sense the amazing unifying energy that things like Earth Hour have. Knowing that people in all these places are actively involved in organising global warming awareness actions in their cities, really gives me the sense that people power on a planetary level is not only possible but is where we are heading as humanity. Utilising the technology of the internet for global good is what I imagine it was actually devised for.
Getting inside the Earth Hour idea, as I have through writing it up for over 30 countries, I can see how powerful it is. Getting people to sit in the dark together with family and friends, sharing special time by the flickering light of a candle. Thinking about what we all can do to reduce our energy consumption and at the same time feeling the bonding intimacy of people coming together as members of the human race, it is a brilliant concept. Go Earth Hour.
It also has its macro moments, with the theatrical drama of large landmarks and office towers extinguishing their lights for one Earth Hour. Buildings and monuments, which never normally dim their lights, suddenly plunged into darkness – symbolising our possibly cataclysmic future if global warming continues unchecked. Thousands of people in public places holding mere candles in the wind amid the pitch black. Earth Hour takes the stage in 1000 cities around the world and in 2009 they hope to have 1 billion people taking part.
I hope that you will join me and millions of other humans on the 28 March, 2009 for one Earth Hour.
Register your support online at earthhour.org
