Earth Hour (March 28, 20:30–21:30)
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Dear friends from Sichuan, \"Earth Hour\" was initiated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to urge individuals, communities, businesses, and others to turn off their lights for one hour at 20:30 on Saturday, March 28th, as part of the effort to promote energy conservation and environmental protection. As an environment-friendly company, we ask everyone to turn off their computer monitors, unplug the chargers, and switch off the power at the end of work on Friday, March 27th. At the same time, we invite you and your family to join the \"Earth Hour\" campaign – turn off the lights at home from 20:30 to 21:30 on the evening of March 28th, and share this dark yet beautiful Earth Hour with one billion people around the world. “\"Earth Hour\" began in 2007 when lights were turned off in Sydney, Australia, for one hour; that night, Sydney managed to reduce its electricity consumption by 10.2%. In 2009, 1 billion citizens in 62 cities and regions, including Beijing and Shanghai in China, pledged to participate in Earth Hour. At that time, iconic buildings such as Beijing’s Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, Shanghai’s Oriental Pearl Tower, and **’s conference and exhibition center will turn off their lights for one hour, contributing to a better future for the Earth. This post was last edited by wopale3 on 2009-3-27 21:22]
I definitely turn off the computer monitor when I get off work; next time, remember to turn off the power switch as well. There are no trivial matters when it comes to environmental protection
Saving should start with small things; in line with the theme, there will be a Candlelight Night on the evening of March 28th
Not bad! Support! I hope all organizations and entities will try to implement it!
Candlelight also consumes materials and generates waste, right? Everyone should go wash up and go to bed early:lol
On March 28th, I decided to go outside to look at the stars, hoping it would be a sunny day with stars visible. I haven’t watched it in ages!
Support this event and participate actively.
We need to support this; energy conservation and environmental protection are no trivial matters
This is a very good proposal, and everyone should participate actively
In support of this initiative, be sure to turn off the computer and monitor as well as disconnect the power supply when leaving the workplace.
I’ve already voted on NetEase; the lights will definitely be turned off then to support energy conservation
What a great initiative! It should be supported. Turning off the lights for an hour doesn’t have much effect; its real significance lies in fostering people’s awareness of environmental protection and energy conservation!
Full support – saving starts with small steps!
About “Earth Hour” “Earth Hour” is actually as simple as turning a light on or off. The campaign began as an appeal to Sydney residents to turn off their lights, and it gradually grew into one of the largest actions worldwide to address climate change. This initiative was first launched in Australia in 2007, when around 2.2 million households and businesses in Sydney turned off their lights for an hour. Just one year later, \"Earth Hour\" had become a global and ongoing initiative, with over 35 countries and as many as 5 million people participating in it. Landmark buildings around the world, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Coca-Cola billboard on Times Square, all stood in darkness for this purpose, while residents of various cities expressed their keen desire for urgent action on environmental protection. Earth Hour 2009: Earth Hour in 2009 was a global initiative during which iconic buildings around the world, from Europe to the Americas, were left in darkness. People around the world will join hands by turning off their lights to work together toward creating a better future for the Earth. “\"Earth Hour\" symbolizes hope and represents action as well. Everyone can change everything from now on, by working together on a global scale to address climate change. Let’s take action: at 20:30 on March 28, 2009, turn off the lights for an hour for the future of the Earth. Join now: http://activity.mail.126.com/earth2009/earth/homepage.do This post was last edited by hw197358 on 2009-3-27 15:42]
Actually, the purpose of turning off the lights for an hour is to remind people to use electricity sparingly and to support environmental protection. Please remember to turn off the lights and computers when leaving the office – it’s more meaningful that way
The 2009 \"Hour of Earth\" campaign was a huge success. Hundreds of millions of people from 88 countries and regions across 24 time zones in the world, in more than 4,000 cities, joined this grand event to cast their vote in support of curbing global climate change. Did you attend this event on the evening of March 28th?