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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:3 v$ ^1 c2 F, n! @. m7 ]
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•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band + M, m* z# M* X2 O% J3 u( b
•Kip, the Court Jester
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•Booming Tree Drummers , n$ W) A" g0 x( C$ O
•Bannock Making 3 ~+ s% c0 } U
•Crafts for Kids
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Remember Earth Hour at Home, m$ p& j1 _. ?6 Z
Join us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights: ) C0 ^! _ E8 D9 i3 s7 `3 O9 G
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•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work.
1 \/ H3 I ~/ ^: D' a•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios.
' \3 O) y. ~ g- x" k M/ y" @•Unplug any unused electrical appliances.
% D9 [: R7 _# H, O. {0 x U•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour. ! R1 v; S* ]8 R4 Q% A
•Spread the word to family and friends.
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Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. More than 2.2 million people across the world turned off their lights.* H' ], R, U! n& @# d7 ]; Y* r* s0 b
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2011 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. . {/ _$ k' y+ I+ A2 |
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For 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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For more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada. % Y% V/ T2 k" v8 a7 F% w5 G* \
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For more information:9 N2 c: }0 B* E) i
Brad Curtis
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Office of Environment
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10060 Jasper Avenue
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Title Co-op Student
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