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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.) [) }$ n2 R$ a6 q
0 v8 J- h ~9 a% C2 p0 _4 vJoin 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:. |1 z" v) S7 p& O
3 l |# A6 N- Q9 K* h•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band
6 ]- X2 @4 I9 A9 S* }- p% _•Kip, the Court Jester 6 S& r7 o; o) q& _0 b; b' T
•Nicolia, Fire Juggler & r: H+ m& W& @9 q5 C. G
•Booming Tree Drummers 7 d$ o: A9 T8 i, w
•Bannock Making 7 k/ S, H. c4 O I! Z6 x
•Crafts for Kids- V, V$ C1 a+ G: u
Listen to the interview our co-op student Brad did for the event!8 T7 |' P$ v6 R8 y
" Z5 `3 U+ @* g' }6 u9 P! m8 FRemember Earth Hour at Home0 C6 a! e6 H) o5 o# N' h+ c
Join us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights: ; g* c, k9 c% h. a* A6 e
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•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work. / J! |% \; k0 `8 Q" L1 Y
•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios. : m( Q% O7 k. B: ~" f0 {
•Unplug any unused electrical appliances.
0 z3 W$ ^* T" L s, h•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour. % D5 \) D" N- @$ P7 p, E
•Spread the word to family and friends.. y& ?4 t- e; j6 A, |% ~
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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.$ R, J' W) z) G3 f M, i
9 {3 m4 {& V7 [6 g- V; t6 A2011 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. * B% O; T/ Z0 M1 N2 S4 A3 f' S% l8 A
" A+ l% _, s; T& u2 rFor 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.* H. e2 I$ ?: o. d
" l* V5 w& _$ X2 Z( ?% J# bFor more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada. 6 _% r4 E7 R$ x1 g
$ h. D* k- [7 H; nFor more information:
; c9 c ?* g3 G) w! T, ~% o; ~$ ZBrad Curtis
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Office of Environment$ C* d% P6 l+ l& [8 }, y
Suite 750, Tower 1 Scotia Place
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