--Civil body appeals for
observance of ‘Earth Hour’
BHUBANESWAR: The National
Institute of Indian Labour (NIIL), a social organisation based in the city, appealed
the people of the State for the observance of the Earth Hour by asking
households and business establishments to turn-off their non-essential lights
and other technical appliances for one hour on March 31 from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm
to raise awareness towards the need to take action on Climate Change.
Earth Hour is a global event
organised by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature and is generally held in the
last Saturday of March annually. It is the hour when the world unites in a
stand against global warming. The idea was conceived by WWF Australia and the
Sunday Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of Sydney
participated by turning off all non-essential lights.
At the initiative of Indian
Institute of Sustainable Development and NIIL, the “Earth Hour 2009, 10 and 11”
was observed in Odisha mostly in towns, municipalities and NAC areas and the
saving in Evening Peak Demand was from 100 MW to 48 MW averaging of saving of
about 75 MW during that one hour of observance.
The organisations have suggested 10
different ways you can support “Earth Hour, 2012” and reduce your carbon
footprint. The points are- turning off your lights at 8.30 pm on March 31, 2012,
showing your support and adding yourself to the list of global citizens caring
the Mother Earth, talking about Earth Hour in your social networking sites
about your support, get together with your friends and family by hosting an
Earth Hour party, rally your local councilor community group to run an Earth
Hour event for your community, make an Earth Hour Lantern as a symbol of hope
for the future, enjoy a family dinner by candlelight, sit in the dark and share
stories, gather family and friends for a night picnic in your local park and
gaze at the stars and at the last be creative to find a new way to mark “Earth
Hour, 2012”.
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