The second official Earth Hour can be observed on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 8:30 P.m. local time for a lot of. The official website for Earth Hour suggest that as people turn off their lights during a scheduled time, a blackout “will once again cascade around the globe, from New Zealand to Hawaii.” The Los Angeles Times calls Earth Hour “the world’s largest global climate change initiative.” Earth Hour, says the Times, is a “global call to action . . . a call to stand up and take responsibility.”
Earth Hour is easy for all
In the most basic sense of the word, Earth Hour’s call to action is the very least we can do. Being a part of Earth Hour doesn’t mean we have to actually be responsible for the environment by altering our lives. All that is needed is for us to switch off the lights for an hour.
Borrow money, donate, shop
It will not expense you anything to participate; however, Earth Hour sells merchandise on their official website to anyone who believes this might help stop climate change. Additionally, if you believe it will make the environment better, you may donate cash directly to Earth Hour online also. At the time of this writing, Earth Hour Gear was not yet available, but donations could be made now, so it’s not too early to fill out a personal loan application if you need a loan to do your part for Earth Hour.
Climate Change in a simple form
On the Earth Hour website, they suggest that climate change is being felt in all of the US. Alaska’s climate has warmed twice as quickly as the mainland United States. Glaciers are retreating when permafrost is thawing, sea ice is reducing, and snowmelt is earlier in the spring. In the Northwestern states, winters are wetter and summers are drier, water supplies are strained and erosion is increasing. In the Southwest, water supplies are becoming increasingly scarce and droughts are a substantial concern.
Within the Midwest, lake ice is reduced when downpours are twice as frequent as they were 100 years ago. The Northeast has less snow and additional rain. The Southeast has a lot more hurricanes, increased air temperatures, higher winds, greater rainfall, and additional storm surges. On the coastlines and islands, which are particularly sensitive to effects of climate change, sea levels are increasing, shorelines are eroding, wetlands are drowning and the man-made environment is threatened.
Taking a stance might not be too tricky
It is good to take a position on climate change, but responsibility for the problem is going to take a lot more than an annual hour-long blackout. Taking responsibility, on the other hand, doesn’t have to entail living in a teepee without electric power or running water.
One might ride a bike rather than driving a couple of times, purchase less wasteful products, or eat things that will utilize less fossil energy to produce.There’s nothing to cease people from turning off the lights for Earth Hour when making real changes, too; except, of course, that change is hard and flipping a switch is easy.
