Earth Hour 2008

I found this post in my egroups. I want to share this with everybody. Let's do our share in saving the environment. I would like our children to enjoy this place the way we did. Major cities all over the world pledged to join in the Earth Hour 2008 event, including Manila. I hope Davao does too.



On 29 March 2008 the Philippines will join countries around the world
as we literally "turn the lights out" for Earth Hour - an event that
will fuel awareness on climate change and prove that when the people
of the world work together, they can make a difference in the fight
against global warming.

Earth Hour will take place throughout the Philippines from 8 to 9 in
the evening on Saturday night, 29 March 2008. WWF invites you to
participate by shutting off lights for 60 minutes, organizing your
own "lights-out" event or by forwarding this mail to your friends,
workmates and family.

Launched in Australia on the 31st of March 2007, Earth Hour moved 2.2
million people and 2100 businesses in Sydney to turn off their lights
for one hour. This massive collective effort reduced the city's
energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour. With Sydney icons like the
Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off and unique
events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice.
Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many
major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a
symbolic event into a global movement.

YOUR participation will go a long way in spreading the message that
we, as individual droplets working collectively – can create an
impetus far more powerful than the mightiest of rivers. For more
information, log on to the WWF Earth Hour site at
http://www.earthhour.org/