In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the 3rd Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative. After turning out the lights just prior to the official start to Earth Hour last year, Ed and I played cards at the kitchen table by candlelight. … [Read more...]
VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009
As we played cards by candlelight during Earth Hour last year, we were disappointed to see that most homes in Penticton remained well-illuminated... TOO well-lit, in fact. Perhaps they forgot? Perhaps they didn't know about Earth Hour? Let's hope that this year proves substantially better and that people here and around the world turn their lights off for Earth Hour. The following is quoted from … [Read more...]