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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.
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Join 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:
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. L% v. q7 e( E1 [. s•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band
: H# {. t+ B% [' A' p& V•Kip, the Court Jester
5 l( Y8 l9 _; c•Nicolia, Fire Juggler ! J& r) ^$ B3 z
•Booming Tree Drummers " l, i3 p3 X5 Q
•Bannock Making
6 o3 K! `+ d+ l•Crafts for Kids' A1 F! r6 w+ S/ U. \* w$ `
Listen to the interview our co-op student Brad did for the event!
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Join us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights:
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. U4 [5 Q/ h0 t9 X9 f7 U9 G& j0 P: h•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work. / \- w8 Q/ |! O% C) O
•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios. . e# s* q0 ]+ \1 J |4 K( B4 H: L
•Unplug any unused electrical appliances. . v2 j# U7 r3 z9 ~9 Z
•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour.
; {, A4 Z, l3 {•Spread the word to family and friends.+ p3 h z6 q$ }/ E f- [, }
^5 O9 `% M$ r6 P6 ]8 SEarth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. More than 2.2 million people across the world turned off their lights.! M0 Z3 K( { @6 l% [" p
7 \( p* Z, C( T2011 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. ) h1 w) R" \0 A8 B' k+ v
- U, i! i3 p2 iFor 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.
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' |1 _" @# `. t8 o/ UFor more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada. ; Y5 `4 J5 d Q- O* {7 Z
: H# a x- { Y5 hFor more information:% _2 I4 H. D% j1 x* E" M
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Suite 750, Tower 1 Scotia Place# @$ c( ]* i( `! I' K& q
10060 Jasper Avenue( i5 b6 M# N( Q/ ]2 A# m& c' I% \
Edmonton, Alberta
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