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Earth Hour reminds us each year of the fragility of our planet by asking us to dim our lights for just one hour.
I didn't plan on taking any pictures. I thought about it, but wasn't really in the mood. When the time came though, I couldn't help it. So, I didn't really set up much other than moving around the two candles that I already had lit. It made the hour go by quickly but I didn't mind having my lights off anyways. Trying to get Howie to stand still for a long-ish exposure was hard enough, next time I need to work on getting him to hold a smile too! I have some with him looking happier, but in most of those he moved a bit. Instead of a smile, here is my dog looking serious about climate change.
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SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ARE BEING CREATED BY EARTH HOUR INNOVATORS
Earth Hour is recognising outstanding individuals across our planet that are using their ideas, imagination, inventiveness and entrepreneurial spirit to build a better planet and future for us all.
All over the world, there are passionate and talented people envisioning and inventing scalable solutions to address our planet’s challenges.
Earth Hour Innovators reflects both geographic and discipline diversity. From USA, India, Ecuador to Uganda, these innovators have talents in technology, design, entrepreneurship, engineering, education, and environmentalism.
Our innovators includes an inventor of a radically designed sailboat that cleans oceans; designers of non-polluting, affordable solar powered cookers for developing countries; an environmental activist who reshapes commercial building using principles of green architecture and sustainable upkeep; and an eco-artist who uses waste materials to create a amusement parks for children.
Earth Hour Innovators are daring the world to take action through the ‘I Will If You Will,’ challenge-based platform that encourages people to make a difference in the world by offering them something in return. It aims to inspire individuals, communities, businesses, celebrities and government agencies to create their own challenges that result in a positive chain reaction, galvanizing more to take urgent action to protect the environment.
Kamal Meattle, Indian environmentalist and CEO of Paharpur Business Centre & Software Technology Incubator Park, will be planting one tree for every 50 plastic bottles his staff, clients and people reuse as planters.
Ecuadorian architect, environmental activist and founder of Sustainable Design Studio, Veronica Reed will host a real-time conversation on Twitter where people cans ask questions and make comments about sustainability design if 100 people host Earth Hour events for 10 of their friends.
Earth Hour Innovators will also interact within the Earth Hour community by sharing their ongoing stories on the Earth Hour blog, and being featured in the online.
Meet the Earth Hour Innovators 2013 and read about their passion, work, and IWIYW challenges:
Scot Frank and Catlin Powers (Nepal/China) are founders of One Earth Designs, and they’ve developed award-winning solar powered cookers, as well as, water quality and heating solutions.
Cesar Harada (Japan/France/UK) is an environmentalist, entrepreneur and the inventor of Protei, a revolutionary shape shifting sailing robot for tackling ocean oil spills, cleaning up plastic debris, and monitoring ocean health.
Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire (Uganda) is a 29-year old eco-artist who uses waste materials to create a movable amusement park for children living in slums of Kampala.
Veronica Reed (Ecuador) a sustainable and social architect, works on sustainable architecture and design, sustainable community development through low-income housing and environmental design and education.
Kamal Meattle (India) is an environmental activist that reshapes commercial building in India using principles of green architecture and sustainable upkeep. In the 1980s, he helped the apple industry develop less-wasteful packaging to help save acres of trees, and began a campaign to help India's millions of scooter drivers use less oil.
Jennifer Indovina (USA) is a clean tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Tenrehte Technologies, Inc., who invented PICOwatt Smart Plug, an energy saving outlet adapter that gives you remote control over the power your devices consume.
Adital Ela (Israel) is a designer and teacher that incorporating indigenous knowledge into sustainable design, and also the CEO of "S-Sense Design" an active sustainable design studio.
Jason Pomeroy (Singapore) is an architect, master planner and academic at the forefront of the sustainable built environment agenda and founder of Pomeroy Studio who also lectures and publishes widely on skygardens in tall buildings and urban habitats.
Durex Earth Hour, una hora de amor contra el cambio climático
El 29 de marzo vuelve Earth Hour, la Hora del Planeta, principal iniciativa mundial en contra de los cambiamientos climáticos organizada por WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). Símbolos como el Coliseo de Roma, el Cristo Redentor de Rio de Janeiro, el Puente del Bósforo o la Torre Eiffel se quedarán sin luz y Durex se suma a esta jornada mundial con una campaña de sensibilización realmente intensa y lleno de emociones.
Con la realización de la campaña Durex Earth Hour, la empresa ha querido sensibilizar la opinión publica invitando a apagar las luces y otros aparatos eléctricos (smartphones, tabletas, ordenadores, radios, reproductores de música) durante una hora en todos los rincones del mundo.
El WWF, promotor de la Hora del Planeta ha organizado como cada años esta nueva ola de ahorro energético que tendrá lugar el próximo 29 de marzo entre las 20:30 y las 21:30 horas.
El mensaje de Durex Earth Hour es directo y presentado de forma realmente muy original y romántico: apagar durante una hora los dispositivos que no solo gastan energía si no también, a veces, nos alejan de la realidad y del contacto y de las relaciones humanas.
Con Earth Hour, Durex nos invita a encender la pasión y apagar la luz durante una hora, en un día especial para recordarnos de nuestro planeta y recuperar el amor y el respeto hacia esta Tierra que últimamente mucho está sufriendo.
Participa tu también e la Hora del Planeta, con Durex Earth Hour y con los millones de personas que dedicarán 60 minutos al ahorro energético.
During Earth Hour we switch off lights to remind us of the impact we are making on our planet. This mage of a candle with the moon in the background symbolises the fragility of our planet.
This is an updated version of my 2010 Earth Hour picture - a genuine singe exposure with no selective processing of either the moon or the candle, just some overall sharpening and contrast adjustment.
Proudly I declared that I have voted for the Earth! This is for the better Earth, our home. Photos taken during the Earth Hour in Cipete, South Jakarta, Indonesia (GMT+7).
Earth Hour is not just symbolic, it makes you think about how you could reduce your footprint, and not just carbon, but water and all other finite resources on our blue planet. Some of the restaurants in Melbourne are taking part as well, providing candlelit dinners, and even a wedding reception by candlelight!
Articles:
- Lights out for green dining, by Richard Cornish, The Age Epicure, March 25, 2008
- Australia flicks switch for Earth Hour, AAP March 29, 2008 - 9:17PM
- Australia to switch off for Earth Hour, AAP March 27, 2008 - 11:35PM
- Melbourne switches off for Earth Hour, by Rachel Kleinman, The Age December 14, 2007 12:58PM
- Melbourne set for Earth Hour 2008-03-28 11:30:44 (video)
Photos:
the annual Earth Hour photo.
I will never get why people won't do it. It's just an hour and it could really be fun.
We used candles to have some basic lighting ... it was nice, warm and romantic ... we should do this more often
Subharnab Majumdar
The Perite Moreno Glacier (60 meters high) has three primary faces. This shows the northern face. Photo by Geoff Livingston
Cuando la cuenta regresiva del sitio llegó a 000 00 00:00 me asomé a la ventana con la ilusión de ver el centro de la ciudad oscuro, pero las luces seguían allí. Apenado y reflexionando, me dediqué a fotografiar esta vela. Ahí comprendí que “1” hace la diferencia! Y somos varios “1” en el mundo. Me alegré porque no soy un “0”. Qué triste es ser “0”!
Espero esta identidad “binaria” se propague por todo el mundo y que todos seamos “1” UNO mas del lado de nuestro hogar.
No es una cuestión de elección, es una cuestión de Vida!
Earth Hour is not just symbolic, it makes you think about how you could reduce your footprint, and not just carbon, but water and all other finite resources on our blue planet. Some of the restaurants in Melbourne are taking part as well, providing candlelit dinners, and even a wedding reception by candlelight!
Articles:
- Lights out for green dining, by Richard Cornish, The Age Epicure, March 25, 2008
- Australia flicks switch for Earth Hour, AAP March 29, 2008 - 9:17PM
- Australia to switch off for Earth Hour, AAP March 27, 2008 - 11:35PM
- Melbourne switches off for Earth Hour, by Rachel Kleinman, The Age December 14, 2007 12:58PM
- Melbourne set for Earth Hour 2008-03-28 11:30:44 (video)
Photos:
Ahead of Earth Hour, we held a candle making workshop with the community on Monday. These are some of the candles we made!
There are lots more 'Living Mosman' events coming up, we hope you can join us.
Am 29. März 2014 war Earth Hour. Um 20:30 Uhr gingen überall auf der Welt die Lichter aus – von Samoa bis Tahiti, von den Pyramiden in Gizeh bis zum Brandenburger Tor in Berlin.
Die Earth Hour ist eine global angelegte Gemeinschaftsaktion, bei der Millionen von Menschen und tausende Städte weltweit am gleichen Abend für eine Stunde ihre Lichter ausschalten, um so ein Zeichen für den Schutz unseres Planeten zu setzen.
Mehr Informationen: earthhour.wwf.de
Cuando la cuenta regresiva del sitio llegó a 000 00 00:00 me asomé a la ventana con la ilusión de ver el centro de la ciudad oscuro, pero las luces seguían allí. Apenado y reflexionando, me dediqué a fotografiar esta vela. Ahí comprendí que “1” hace la diferencia! Y somos varios “1” en el mundo. Me alegré porque no soy un “0”. Qué triste es ser “0”!
Espero esta identidad “binaria” se propague por todo el mundo y que todos seamos “1” UNO mas del lado de nuestro hogar.
No es una cuestión de elección, es una cuestión de Vida!
Participate in Earth Hour 2010. On March 27 turn out your lights for one hour and voice your concern for the future of our planet. Go to EarthHourCanada.org to pledge your support today.
Read more about it: thegreenpages.ca/portal/ca/2009/10/get_ready_for_earth_ho...