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Earth Hour
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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.+ o" y* E; B F, g, o2 I4 F) `3 Y
; U8 ?8 c: I. e) D( kJoin 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:; d$ _3 \" @+ Z. Q, u- N
% P; M. f5 m; ]/ f•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band
8 z; m! z. Q9 h•Kip, the Court Jester 1 V/ _- d7 A, R3 ]! d# [
•Nicolia, Fire Juggler
# Y+ K+ U! _& Z- G( O7 O•Booming Tree Drummers
q# s9 z! N7 @5 f4 O7 ~•Bannock Making s+ t( Q0 U7 N" W% d1 I$ b9 t5 R$ B
•Crafts for Kids
; X, l7 j! ]% O9 D0 dListen to the interview our co-op student Brad did for the event!2 ^- E: t$ ?4 O8 p6 S' o: O
/ ?: s y$ X* o$ Q8 y+ _Remember Earth Hour at Home
3 E/ V6 t- o. {- @$ [Join us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights: ) p; v; j% P! s3 o/ A( L
, `+ D+ n4 p) z' d- A•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work. 4 ~8 J4 B9 R, _$ K5 B, r
•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios.
' ^( n2 I% Q' c2 C9 r. {•Unplug any unused electrical appliances. 0 F$ r( R9 m, U- V7 S+ I% t0 N
•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour. # ^ b2 `' D. z0 A
•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.0 m6 N5 ~% b/ W$ y, |6 ?8 @
. m& i. C' A9 g. a( H2011 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. + X/ D2 J6 l7 r, w+ u7 l
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For 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.# ^' v7 I n5 s0 H- T5 t
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For more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada.
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For more information:
4 B3 R: Y) |( v- r. x% i1 GBrad Curtis
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; h0 Z: @% k; EOffice of Environment
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10060 Jasper Avenue
) p8 D* Z) P3 S" LEdmonton, Alberta* U2 n9 r1 ^3 j
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