Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 as a campaign to raise awareness on environmental issues such as climate change and global warming. It begins as a movement to switch off lights to raise awareness on how we need to conserve resources. The movement quickly gained momentum and spread to other parts of the world.
This year, Earth Hour falls on Saturday, 23 March, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Join me next Saturday to switch off non-essential lights for one hour from 8.30 to 9.330pm if you are at home on this day in support of earth Hour.
Save the Planet, go beyond the hour. Remember , your action counts.
Cheers
Jac
hi jac
I have done this for the past 4 years. glad there is another SHC member doing it. yes if everyone contributes a bit the effect will rbe tremendous! Lets save the earth for our great grand children!
Hi Frisna,
Thank you for your response and support for the Earth Hour.
Let’s hope more members will give their support and go green with us.
Cheers
Jac
Hi Jacqueline
What shall we do after the Earth Hour? One hour can save the Planet?
Haha Andrew
You missed the point… you’re supposed to keep the lights off!
Maybe this can also help Singapore’s baby problem!
See, you too long in Singapore, think like a Hong Konger: Do first, then worry about the rules later!
Hi kenneth,
Thanks for enlightened me the Earth Hour is to solve the ‘baby problem’. Ha ha, joking only. Let me be more serious below.
Hi Jacqueline,
If my C#3 seems rude to you (one of my friend told me after she read it), I would like to say sorry here, I didn’t mean it (I will try to change this kind of writing in the future).
I support the Earth Hour, it has the symbolic meaning.
But don’t just switch off the non-essential lights in the Earth Hour (one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 pm in Next Saturday). We should cultivate a habit to switch off all the electrical appliance when they are not used from the power sources (not just the equipment). We should also teach our kids to do so.
What I am sorry is that, I cannot teach (or force) my two sons for the above. Whenever I told them to do so, they will say: “OK lah, daddy, let me pay the bill”
They think it is only the problem of money. sigh!!!
Hi Andrew,
#3 – going green is all about saving the earth and sustainability.
‘Earth Hour’ is just one of the green initiatives and if convenient, you can practise it daily.
Other common green initiatives that we all can practise on a regular basis are to recycle paper, reduce the use of plastic bags, reduce the use of disposals (paper cups, plates etc)reduce carbon emission, raise the temperature of our air conditioning and the list goes on… One can even harness renewable energy using solar panels, harvest rain water for irrigation etc
Thank you for your support.
Cheers
Jac
Hi Jacqueline
Yes, I agree there are many things we can do to decelerate the damage to our precious earth. I have practice regularly some of the thing (not all) you mentioned above.
I have done one thing not many people do nowadays, many thought that is old style (??)- I use handkerchief instead of pocket tissue paper. I think I have saved a tree in one year time, from my teenage to now, I think about 50 trees were saved by me. Not bad hah.
But I think the most important is to educate our kids when they are small of the important of “green”. In the age of my two sons, nothing can help (???).
Ok, don’t waste your precious time to reply me, may be we can chat again when another useful topic arised. Thanks