Despre ce e vorba

Pe 28 martie 2009, la 20.30, oameni de peste tot din lume vor stinge lumina timp de o oră. Va fi un eveniment în care ne dorim să implicăm un miliard de oameni şi mai mult de 1000 de oraşe, pentru a dovedi că împreună putem să acţionăm împotriva schimbărilor climatice.

Mişcarea Earth Hour a început în oraşul Sydney, Australia. Pe 31 martie 2007, 2,2 milioane de persoane şi 2100 de companii din Sydney au stins luminile timp de o oră. În 2008, evenimentul a devenit unul global, antrenând 100 de milioane de oameni din 35 de ţări. Embleme ale oraşelor participante, precum Golden Gate Bridge din San Francisco, Colosseum-ul din Roma sau panoul Coca-Cola din Times Square, au rămas în întuneric, ca simboluri ale speranţei pentru o cauză din ce în ce mai importantă pentru omenire.

Earth Hour 2009 este un apel global la acţiune care se adresează fiecăruia dintre noi, fiecărei companii şi fiecărei comunităţi. Un apel la responsabilizare, iniţiativă şi la solidaritate, toate menite să construiască un viitor sustenabil. Şi în 2009, oameni de peste tot din lume vor stinge luminile şi se vor uni într-un mesaj unic despre viitorul planetei.

Peste 64 de ţări vor participa la Earth Hour 2009. Numărul creşte în fiecare zi, pe măsură ce oamenii realizează că acest gest atât de simplu poate avea un impact atât de mare.

Alatură-te mişcării Earth Hour 2009, stinge luminile pe 28 martie 2009 şi înscrie-te aici, pe earthhour.org.

Ce poţi face

Să stingi luminile timp de o oră e un prim pas foarte bun. Totuşi, sunt multe alte lucruri pe care le poţi face pentru a contribui la succesul Earth Hour 2009.

• Inscrie-te acum. Devenind susţinător Earth Hour, poţi primi sfaturi şi soluţii pentru a-ţi reduce amprenta ecologică.

• Spune-le prietenilor. Povesteşte-le prietenilor, rudelor, colegilor despre Earth Hour. Incurajează-i să se înscrie. Trimite-le linkul website-ului. Mobilizează cât mai mulţi!

• Spune-ţi povestea. Cum afectează schimbările climatice comunitatea ta? Vrem să ştim cum crezi că poţi contribui la combaterea lor.

VOTE EARTH

YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.

What you can do

Turning your lights off for an hour is a great start. However, there are many other things you can do to make Earth Hour 2009 a success.

• Sign Up Now. Become a part of Earth Hour and get useful tips and tools to reduce your carbon footprint everyday

• Tell A Friend. Better still – tell them, your family and even your work mates. Encourage them to sign up. Email them a link to this website and mobilise even more people!

• Tell Your Story. How is climate change affecting your family and your community? We want to hear how you’re becoming part of the solution.

• Run your own Earth Hour. Download our quick guide for how to run Earth Hour in your city or town. It’s easy!

• Your Earth Hour. What will you be doing at 8.30pm on Saturday March 28? We’re keen to know what you have planned for Earth Hour 2009. If you’d like to share your plans with Earth Hour and the media, then please send us an email describing with as much detail as you can what you have planned to myearthhour@earthhour.org. Don’t forget to include your name, where you live (City and Country), and your contact telephone number including your country code.

Signup to GiverSign

Tell the world: Get the Earth Hour GiverSign and make your e-mails, blog posts, Facebook feeds and MySpace pages advocate the Earth Hour message. Let everyone know that you signed up to participate and that they should as well!