Earth Hour

Earth Hour is coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund and was started in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Nearly 2.3 million Sydney residents and 2000 businesses turned off their lights for an hour, saving 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide – the equivalent of removing 50,000 cars from the road for one hour. This year, Earth Hour has gone global and includes participation from cities around the world. BC Hydro has also joined in and is encouraging residents, businesses and community organizations to come together to make Earth Hour 2008 a success.
To sign-up for Earth Hour 2008, logon to www.wwf.ca/EarthHour and commit to turn off your lights on March 29th at 8pm.