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March 26, 2009
March 25, 2009
Earth Hour – lets spread the word bloggers
If WWF succeeds in getting 1 billion people to switch off, that will be a sixth of the world’s population. This will be the most unified global statement you may ever have the opportunity to be a part of, and it’s really easy to do. Just follow these easy steps:
- Make the pledge
- Spread the word
Here are some online tools that can help:
- Join groups on facebook, twitter, flickr, myspace, and youtube , and message your friends telling them to do the same. On Friday, update your status to say “X is turning off the lights tomorrow night for Earth Hour”, so that all those people looking at facebook at work get to see.
- Write an email to everyone at work. In fact email your whole address book telling them what you’ll be doing on Saturday night, and then mention it will be in the dark! Paste a link to the www.earthhour.org and tell them to take a look.
- Post comments and links on every single blog or online paper you visit telling them about Earth Hour. Not just environmental blogs, we need everyone doing this.
- If you have a blog or website, add the light switch and post the films up. You can also download banners and widgets here.
- If you are some sort of serial spammer for Viagra or dodgy loans, why not turn your skills to saving the environment? Make the most of your clever internet tools and email the world about Earth Hour.
Lets get this message spread!
Good Energy team
March 23, 2009
March 20, 2009
Support Earth Hour and win a £50 voucher to spend at the Good Energy Shop
Earth Hour is on its way (see our post below for more info!), and we’ve been thinking about what to do for the big event. We’ve had a couple of ideas, but we’d like to see what ingenious suggestions you can come up with too. So get your creative juices flowing and think about how to spend an Earth Hour in the dark.
Post your idea in the comments section below, and the best one will win a £50 voucher to spend at the Good Energy Shop.*
Make sure your ideas have the environment in mind though – here are a few we wouldn’t recommend...
- Open your fridge door and use that as a light instead.
- Turn your lights off then drive somewhere with the lights on.
- Start that DIY project you’ve been meaning to get around to.
Don't forget to check out the posts on the Green Energy Republic blog too.
Good luck and get posting!
The Good Energy Shop Team
* Entries must be submitted via either the Good Energy Shop (GES) blog or the Green Energy Republic (GER) blog between 20/03/09 and 29/03/09. Entries will be moderated by the GES, and will not appear until they have approved them. No responsibility will be accepted for corrupted, lost or late entries. Open to UK residents only. The competition will be judged by GES, whose decision is final. The winner will be notified and emailed a £50 Good Energy Shop voucher by 10/04/09. No alternative prize available.
Earth Hour – Saturday 28th March, 8.30pm
You might not expect your electricity supplier to be asking you to turn your lights off, but that’s exactly what we’re doing on Saturday 28th March. That’s because, from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm local time, the world will be plunged into darkness for this year’s Earth Hour.
It’s all happening on Saturday 28th March this year at 8.30pm, wherever you are in the world. It is an international WWF climate change movement that sweeps the globe, asking everyone wherever they are to switch off their lights for an hour, saving gigawatts of energy and raising environmental issues. This year, the campaign has turned into “the world’s first global election – between global warming and the earth.”
WWF are trying to get 1 billion people to vote earth by switching their lights off. Last year, 50 million people participated, so the 2009 campaign is a big push ahead of the UN climate summit in December. If 1 billion people vote by switching off, this is a powerful signal to world leaders that we care about the environment, and support change in policy.
As we discussed last week, the science community have presented a document to the summit leaders on what we are up against. The next and vital step is for leaders to see public support, and this is probably the best opportunity for the global community to act in unison.
It’s going well so far - the 1,000 city target has already been broken, and famous monuments will be joining in the (anti?)spectacle – the Golden Gate bridge, the Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel tower.
Good Energy is excited to be part of something huge that will be a clearly visible sign of a global desire to do something concrete to tackle climate change, and we hope you’ll get involved too. Some may feel this doesn’t make a difference, but in our opinion, something that raises the profile of the issue and encourages a change in behaviour is a good thing. There are lots of things you can do in the dark which involve the whole family – host a murder mystery evening, set out on a torch-lit treasure hunt, or take the opportunity to observe what goes on in your garden by night.
The first and most important thing you can do is make your pledge here. Once you’ve done that there are a whole host of other ways you can encourage friends and family to do the same.
See this link for how you can help.
http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/how_you_can_help/fundraising.cfm
Good Energy Shop team
