When you head out the door to go to Trimania tonight, don’t forget to turn your house lights off. Earth activists are asking that everyone, everywhere, turn out their lights between 8:00 and 9:00pm as part of a worldwide earth awareness event called Earth Hour. Get out the candles and tell ghost stories… go to bed early… organize séances… break out a bottle of wine with your partner. The objective of the self-controlled power outage has been designed to broadcast your belief that Climate Warming is real.
The movement all started in Sydney, Australia in 2005, and this year it appears that the number of communities participating has reached 300. Earth hour has also managed to bring onboard many businesses (and the buildings that they occupy) that have pledged to join the cause and throw the switch. According to the Toronto Star, “Enthusiasm is high in surprising places, including South America and India. On the other hand, the event is likely to have less impact in Europe and the U.S., although major American landmarks, including San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and Chicago’s two tallest office towers, will go dark.”
The goal of Earth Hour is to garner support from more cities around the world to become aggressive when it comes to being ‘green’. The effort should not stop after the lights go back on… it’s time to rethink the way we are living our everyday lives.
Next year Buffalo should be on the roster of participating cities. Until that time, you may want to consider signing up yourself in support of Earth Hour.
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Newell Nussbaumer is 'queenseyes' - Eyes of the Queen City and Founder of Buffalo Rising. Co-founder Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts. Co-founder Powder Keg Festival that built the world's largest ice maze (Guinness Book of World Records). Instigator behind Emerald Beach at the Erie Basin Marina. Co-creator of Rusty Chain Beer. Instigator of Buffalo Porchfest, and Paint vs. Paint. Founder of The Peddler retro and vintage market on Elmwood. Instigator behind Liberty Hound @ Canalside. Throws The Witches Ball at Statler City, the Hertel Alley Street Art Festival, and The Flutterby Festival. And his latest adventure... FigBuffalo, with the intention of creating a Buffalo United Fashion Front (BUFF). Contact Newell Nussbaumer | Newell@BuffaloRising.com