On the Spot

Switching lights off for one hour a year is easy to do. However, staving off climate change takes much more work than that...

Global Warming, is not a legend in this century. In fact, this is a real terrible condition we experienced in every minutes of our life, day by day, month by month, and year by year. The climate change are increasingly apparent.

You might be realized on how this earth is getting hot, the air pollution is tightened our breath, and the sun seems so close to our head. Few years ago, we could sleeping dead to the world without using a fan or air conditioner, well.. it's very contrary with today's condition. It's so painful when the electric power turned off for just two hours. Yes, it is a few signs that the earth is threatened.

So, what the Earth Hour means?

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. The result, at least 40,000 cars were away from roads in a year. You can imagine if 1 billion people start to involve!

As a result, the campaign is expected can be adopted by the other people, community, business, and government in around the world. The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in this fight, protecting our future and that of future generations.

Earth Hour is a global call to action to every individual, every business, and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future.

With your support, every year Earth Hour breaks its own records, with 2010 receiving participation from 6 million Indian across 128 cities. Globally, a record 1.3 billion individuals across 128 countries switched off in celebration our planet.

This year, Earth Hour will be move beyond symbolism. So at 08.30 PM on 26 March 2011, Switch Off your lights for one hour, PLUS commit to responsible action beyond the hour. Make Earth Hour a self-perpetuating drive that inspires us to correct the way we live, every single day.

“Beyond the Hour” marks the start of a new phase for the Earth Hour movement, where people are asked to commit to an action, big or small, that they will sustain for the future of our planet (beyondthehour.org).

Together we are more than "just one person" when it comes to acting on climate change. Even a small step you made for this earth, leads to a big change.

This Earth Hour, go beyond the hour. Take action to make our world a better place and share your act with the world. After an hour, make it as your lifestyle..