Everybody is always going on about going Green and saving the planet and lots of us are left wondering what we can do to show our support to the global effort to stop climate change.
Well on the 28th March at 8:30 we will all be given the opportunity to increase awareness of the problem of global warming and climate change. Every day the world burns millions of tons of fossil fuels to power everything from our homes to the cars we drive and the effects thereof are growing more evident everyday. Sea levels have risen and there have been temperature and climate changes across the globe which in the long term will effect ecosystems, animals and crop production. If left unchecked we will enter into a future where a major reshuffle will be on the cards. Will grain still grow here, will this species die out ;etc.
All you need to do to support this movement is switch your lights off for one hour.
Arrange a date with your partner at home that involves romance and candle light and enjoy the silence that will accompany having no T.V. on. Or arrange a Lights Out party and have all your friends come over to celebrate a unique event.
For more information go to www.earthhour.org.za or sms your postal code to 34017. This will sign you up and your name will added to a petition of a billion names that are going to be sent to the United Nations Climate Change conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year. The idea is to put more pressure on world leaders to pass legislation that will aim to reverse or limit further damage to the planet by climate change.
It will probably be something fun to share with friends, don’t view it as a punishment rather embrace it as a step toward extending the life of our planet.
