The Earth Hour campaign, hosted by WWF, is on 27th March this year; and it’s getting viral like nobody’s business. Millions of households are expected to go dark tomorrow at 2030 hours, in an attempt to curb the menace of Global Warming.
The stats are impressive – Earth Hour 2009 had one billion participants, and this year is expected to cross that figure; 121 countries have counted themselves in, and a whopping 812 global landmarks are expected to turn off their lights for the occasion. The list includes biggies like the Eiffel Tower, Niagara Falls, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, and more. Closer home, we will see the Red Fort in darkness tomorrow. (Source: WIKI)
While all this is pretty awesome, wouldn’t it be a lot simpler if the governments involved just cut off the power for that one hour? I know, it’s forced participation that way, but c’mon, think how many participants the event would have! I certainly wouldn’t mind a one-hour power cut, especially if it was in the interests of the global community!
So there, now that you know, try to use as less power as possible during that hour – at other times too, for that matter. If this means the day-time temperature is gonna drop by even 1 degree Celsius, I’m willing to try it out.
I hate Global Warming, and I know you do, too. On board, then!
Feeling bad I couldn’t participate! Also, the awareness levels were shocking. There were quite a few friends of mine, that too college-going, who didn’t even know what Earth Hour is! Thanks to our lackadaisical government!