If you have already taken the time to read Lexion's post here, you already know that the Guild as a whole is participating in Earth hour for the second straight year this Saturday. During that time - the entire hour - our website will be down in honor of Earth. Also, this will serve as a way to remind us as humans of our relationship with the environment. Which is something many of us may have taken for granted, or lack to comprehend. Earth gives us many things: Air, food, water, a place to call our own, history and peace of mind for years upon years. The least we could do is give back an hour.
Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF, held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Based on an idea successfully executed in Thailand in 2005, it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, and achieved worldwide participation in 2008.
Earth Hour will next take place on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm, local time worldwide.
2,848 cities, towns and municipalities in 84 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming.
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