

| Subject: | Re: Earth Hour- don't forget! |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:09:33 -0700 |
Thanks Don. On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 4:45 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the reminder! > > Neil. > > > > On 3/29/08, Don Spence <dkspence@telus.net> wrote: > > At 8 p.m. on March 29, 2008 people around the world are turning off > > the lights for one hour to show that it's possible to take action on > > global warming. I invite you to join us. > > Climate change is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of > > our time and the number one environmental concern for Canadians. We > > are already seeing its impact. Participating in Earth Hour is a > > simple way to show that you want to be part of the solution and it > > sends a powerful message to others that, together, we make a > > difference. Earth Hour is not just about one hour; it's about making > > long-term changes in our energy use. There are simple steps you can > > take at work and at home to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and in > > many cases these steps will also save you money. > > Our objectives: Getting as many individuals, households and > > businesses as possible to turn off their lights as a symbolic > > statement that now is the time to take action on climate change. > > Educating the community on the threat of climate change and what > > each individual and business can do to make a difference everyday. > > Getting corporations to commit to participating in Earth Hour and > > help spread the word through their own internal and external > > communication > > channels. > > What you can do: > > 1. Sign up for Earth Hour 2008 at www.earthhour.org and commit to > > turn off your lights for one hour on Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. > > 2. Get involved by spreading the word to colleagues, friends and > > neighbours and help create a bigger and better Earth Hour. > > 3. Reduce your impact on climate change everyday. Visit the City's > > community greenhouse gas reduction program website www.co2re.ca for > > more ideas on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. > > Turn your lights off for an hour and see the world in a whole new > > light. > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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