Earth Hour: Saturday, March 29
Earth Hour takes place this Saturday, March 29th, 2014.
Join millions of individuals across Canada and the world in turning off the lights for one hour from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m on March 29.
Earth Hour is the single largest, symbolic mass participation event in the world. Created as a way to mobilize people to reflect and take action on climate change, Earth Hour now inspires a global community of millions. 7,001 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories will switch lights off for an hour as a massive show of concern for our impact on the environment.
Power in numbers
In 2013, British Columbians saved 136 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 1.95 percent during Earth Hour last year – the equivalent of turning off about 10 million 12.5-watt LED light bulbs. This was a jump in savings from the year before!
The community with the highest reduction in consumption – 9.8 percent savings – was Comox and Courtenay. In total, 91 communities across BC registered their participation in Earth Hour, 2013.
Help make sure that 2014 is another great success by switching off all non-essential office lights and unplugging non-essential equipment before leaving your workplace at the end of this work week.
Reminder: Our focus is on non-essential lights and equipment only – essential services that require electricity will not be affected.
GreenCare Community: For more information on how GreenCare supports energy savings across the health authorities, go to: https://bcgreencare.ca/turnitoff-unplug
In addition, we encourage everyone to participate in Earth Hour by turning off lights at home during the event. Visit the https://bcgreencare.ca/earth-hour-2014 and log-in <https://bcgreencare.ca/user/login> to share your Earth Hour stories and read tips and ideas on sharing the moment with family and friends.
About WWF
WWF is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost five million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
About GreenCare
To learn more about GreenCare and the environmental programs that are taking place through the Health Authorities, please sign-up to the GreenCare Community and help to make our organization a leader in conservation and sustainability: https://bcgreencare.ca/user/login