Join the Earth Hour [1] movement!
On Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m., people from across the world are teaming up to turn off their lights for an hour to help promote awareness of global warming.
Earth Hour started last year in Sydney, Australia when over 2.2 million residents and 2,100 businesses shut off their lights for an hour, leading to a 10% decrease in energy use. When Sydney turned off their lights, it caught attention around the world. This year, Earth Hour is a global event with people across the world taking part in the movement.
Since the U.S. produces the most carbon dioxide per person, the World Wildlife Fund challenged all of us to lessen that amount for a day by joining Earth Hour. It's also hard to ignore that turning off the lights for an extra hour on Saturday (or every day for that matter) could help save our pocketbooks as well.
Like others, we feel inspired to help out as well. So bring out the candles this Saturday, and join us as we turn off our lights for the Earth!
To learn about other ways to help the planet, you could use your hour to check out the Better Living Show [2] at the Expo Center, the largest sustainable living show in the northwest.