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Earth Hour is a global lights-out phenomenon led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to show support for action on climate change.
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0 Q- |! \ E9 S- t! V, J7 _6 OJoin us at City Hall Plaza (1 Sir Winston Churchill Square) for Earth Hour 2011, happening March 26! Festivities start at 7:15 pm, and include:
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•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band 3 d% k6 [: X* D/ D3 ?
•Kip, the Court Jester : `* _1 W! Y: } s8 a
•Nicolia, Fire Juggler
) j) G5 v$ o3 b. i•Booming Tree Drummers , z _" r% G3 [; l. W
•Bannock Making
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9 I) h( b* B! H4 z4 w; g! U6 qListen to the interview our co-op student Brad did for the event!% r3 g8 k% S; A$ D" ?5 ~
- V; E& N, W/ t. E5 o6 B/ |Remember Earth Hour at Home6 w1 h+ o' n& z$ _
Join us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights:
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•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work.
* z M9 G- K6 A8 w: w. Q•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios. ; m# \. ]) i& j# \9 C ?
•Unplug any unused electrical appliances. ; k% B* A3 J, C: Y" c* u5 @# ~
•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour. . a; f3 ~8 ~2 ~- V2 }9 T- m, J8 i9 k
•Spread the word to family and friends.
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Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. More than 2.2 million people across the world turned off their lights.( m# z' j: x6 j: W* c I
" x4 K+ q9 } Z* P8 y- ^4 a4 s2011 will be the fourth year that Edmonton participates in Earth Hour. Earth Hour gives us all a chance to reflect on our energy consumption. It is important to continue to make changes to your everyday lifestyle and show you care about the planet. " o' w/ ~+ c. w% O6 K+ @2 \
0 t% n; t0 m6 nFor tips and resources on how to reduce your environmental impact visit Carbon Dioxide Reduction Edmonton (CO2RE), our community initiative to reduce local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.) n# Q9 U1 W' l) I( `" r3 \$ Z
0 }- G& R) K6 W |) Y3 mFor more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada.
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For more information:
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6 g: | I7 ?: |& UOffice of Environment5 i* J# @ I0 T5 c
Suite 750, Tower 1 Scotia Place2 w" m% H+ B$ \1 G& M) `0 k
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