EARTH HOUR 2008

Dudes and dudettes,

I know this is last-minute but I have not had the chance to get online much this week.

Please, please, please... I hope everyone here is planning on participating in Earth Hour 2008, a World Wild Life Fund event! Earth Hour is tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, 2008. From 8p.m. to 9p.m., please turn off all of your lights and power sources to show you care about the environment, our climate and trying to make this earth a better, healthier place for living.

I am so excited because Toronto is the lead city in Canada participating, and they are going to measure the drop in electricity for the hour the event takes place. I hope to see some serious droppage, people! So all of you Torontonians, you better be turning your power off. And yes, that includes your computer/laptop. ;) As for everyone else, you too! I'm serious. This is extremely important. I want to hear about crazy hydro/electric droppage all over the world. Even if your city is not 'officially' listed as a participant, participate anyway. I am kind of disappointed only 270,000 people have signed up so far. :\ Regardless, I am impressed with how much Toronto is doing. In fact, I am shocked: http://www.thestar.com/earthhour. Even a free concert with Nelly Furtado. Star gazing. Glow-in-the-dark soccer. A lantern walk. Candlelight yoga. A candlelit restaurant serving food that does not require energy/power to prepare. Even a power-free parade. This city is so awesome. ♥ Even more awesome is the fact that tons and tons of places and things are being shut down, including huge advertising billboards, huge video screens, streetlights... the support is amazing. All that is missing is another light saber battle.

The 2003 blackout was one of the coolest (well, except for why it happened) things ever during my existence on this planet. I had so much fun. There were people partying in the streets. There was so much coming together. It forced us to communicate with one another because what else did we have to do without all of our electronics, right? If you are having trouble coming up with things to do during Earth Hour, try to remember what you did that day, if you were affected. Get some candles. Grab some snacks. Bust out a board game or a deck of cards. Maybe even a good book. Read by candlelight. Try to share it with someone, even if it's a pet.

An hour, however, is not enough. Please see some of the links below on how to start living a greener lifestyle. :)

SIGN UP FOR EARTH HOUR NOW!
http://www9.earthhourus.org/signup/

DON'T MAKE THIS A ONE-DAY EVENT. CHECK OUT THE GOOD LIFE:
http://thegoodlife.wwf.ca/ActionList.cfm

EARTH HOUR US:
http://www11.earthhourus.org/index.php

EARTH HOUR CANADA: http://wwf.ca/earthhour/

HAPPENINGS IN CANADA: http://wwf.ca/earthhour/canada.html (Look at all the stuff Toronto is doing! ♥)

Thanks, everyone! And have fun! :)