Earth Hour 2008
去年在澳洲发起的活动
今年要发展到全世界


What is Earth Hour?
Earth Hour, run by WWF,the
conservation organisation,

is a global climate change
initiativewhich calls on individuals
and businesses around the world,

to turn offtheir lights for one hour
on Saturday March 29, 2008 between 8
pm and 9pm.

The aim of the campaign is to express
that individual action on a mass scale
can help change our planet for the
better.

The event itself willclearly
demonstrate in participating cities,
the connection betweenenergy usage and
climate change, showing that we as
broader communitycan address the
biggest threat our planet has ever
faced.


简短介绍
Earth Hour是由WWF所发起的。
目的是要提醒人们地球正在受到的伤害。
而做为地球生物的一分子，
我们必须开始保护行动。
也许你不知道自己一个人能做什么，
而这项活动就是让任何人都可以参与的。

２００７年３月３１日 晚上８点 ，
澳洲Sydney整个城市率先开始了Earth Hour
二百二十万人和两千个商业机构同时熄灯一个小
时。大家的参与让Sydney的能源消耗在一个小时内
减少了10.2%，相等于四万八千辆汽车在一小时所
使用的能源。

今年，这项活动将推广到全世界。

如何参与
２００８年３月２９日星期六 晚上８点至９点
请将所有可以关掉电源却不会造成危险的电器关掉
建议：电灯，电脑，电视，音响，电风扇

请把这项活动介绍给你的家人，亲戚，朋友，学
校，公司，和任何社团以达到更好的效果


更多详情，请参考以下网址
http://www.earthhour.org/about

At 8pm on March 29, 2008, cities across the world will turn off their lights for just one hour – Earth Hour™ – to show that it’s possible to take action on global warming.

We need you to help make it happen.

What can you do?


1. Sign up to Earth Hour by visiting www.earthhour.org and commit to turning off your lights on March 29 from 8pm to 9pm. The Earth Hour team will send you all the information you need to make Earth Hour happen at home and at work (and to cut your energy bills in the long term). It’s free to take part.

2. Take household appliances off standby; unplug any home appliances – mobile phone charger, TV, microwave, MP3 player, computer monitor, printer – that are not being used and are on standby. Appliances left on standby account for up to 10% of the average household’s electricity use.

3. Spread the word about Earth Hour and involve your friends, family and workmates. Get them to make the commitment at www.earthhour.org to turn off their lights at 8pm Saturday March 29, 2008.