Earth Hour

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Earth Hour

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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3 S3 O, n/ ~- g: e7 |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:

•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band  
•Kip, the Court Jester
•Nicolia, Fire Juggler
•Booming Tree Drummers
, R+ ]0 {; R/ f7 V•Bannock Making
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  p- ?5 L+ M. d4 D: ?" h% ]! SListen to the interview our co-op student Brad did for the event!

9 I) D; t  J4 A/ dRemember Earth Hour at Home
0 g( O* E* E. tJoin us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights:

•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work.
$ d  z" ?. n$ y•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios.
+ j/ T$ u" t& m7 U0 r* u) R2 t8 L•Unplug any unused electrical appliances.
- u( w3 v; `* y7 v( K•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour.
; |8 K( f: y8 K* i& |6 w2 [  G$ `•Spread the word to family and friends.
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4 J" W0 E( w2 K. L5 PEarth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. More than 2.2 million people across the world turned off their lights.
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& X: B9 V7 B* N2011 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.
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. A0 b+ r! B7 PFor 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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# p2 A" k4 g( }$ RFor more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada.

For more information:
/ a9 B7 P+ Z6 S" |Brad Curtis

Office of Environment
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Edmonton, Alberta
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  J: \: X6 E- i4 n0 ITitle Co-op Student
/ I* c# [3 c! V3 M9 F% bTelephone 780-423-5017

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