Earth Hour 2009 Singapore

Earth Hour.. Do you know what is Earth Hour about??

Earth Hour is a capmpaign, encourage us - the human beings to switch off all the lights for an hour.

This campaign is not about HOW MUCH UTILITIES WE CAN SAVE ON THAT HOUR.

This campaign is to IMPART a very strong awareness to EVERYONE in the world that we should do something, and WE CAN EASILY ACHIEVE THAT on climate change issues.

Besides registering & take action on that Earth Hour. Let's switch off all the power whenever the electronic / electrical items are not needed for use.

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Please register on the website below:
SIGN UP FOR EARTH HOUR!!!

WWF Singapore office

Earth Hour 2009
Earth Hour - 28 March 2009
Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than 1 billion people in 1000 cities around the world, inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for 1 hour and send a powerful global message that we need to take action on climate change.

Saturday 28th March 2009 in Singapore, join us for these Earth Hour events:

* 2:30 pm - Multimedia Presentation of 'An Inconvenient Truth', presented by Tony Boatman from The Climate Project (Botanic Gardens)
* 5:00pm to 9:30pm - Green Carnival & 'Blackout' at the Esplanade Park
* 8:30 pm - Turn off your lights for Earth Hour

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***SOURCE***

Earth Hour organisers confident of success for inaugural event in Singapore

Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, March 12

SINGAPORE: It is just a few weeks before Earth Hour on March 28, when households and businesses are encouraged to switch off their electricity usage for one hour.

It is the first time Singapore is taking part in the initiative to raise awareness on climate issues. While the number of people registered for the event seems dismal in Singapore, the organisers are not worried.

They have a target of one million participants, but so far, only about 2,000 people and 250 companies have registered on the event’s website to do their part for the environment.

Organisers believe there will be thousands out there taking part in Earth Hour in their own way, and tracking numbers can only be done after the event is over.

Take the first Earth Hour in Sydney in 2007 for example. Director of WWF Singapore, Carine Seror, said: "There were just a few hundred companies, just a few thousand participants registered on the website, but actually the real figure of participation was 2.2 million."

And to encourage more people to get involved, there will be a candlelight picnic at the Esplanade Park on the big day.

Ms Seror said: "You bring down your picnic mat and your candles and just join us for a big party. We start at 5pm with the green carnival and by 7pm, we will have some entertainment before the blackout at 8.30pm."

And giving their support to Earth Hour is MediaCorp’s radio station Class 95FM. The station has been promoting the event on—air and it has other plans lined up on the day itself.

Senior programme director of Class 95FM, MediaCorp, Erina Cook, said: "We’re going to run reminders to our listeners so that they can be reminded that it’s not too late to take part in Earth Hour, and to switch off all their lights to support Earth Hour."

So if you are at home or out and about on March 28, don’t be in the dark when the lights go out for Earth Hour at 8.30pm.

— CNA/yt