Dedham Sustainability Advisory Committee to host Earth Hour on Saturday

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Posted Mar 25, 2010 @ 01:01 PM
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The Dedham Sustainability Advisory Committee would like to invite you to join us in participating in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m. Climate change is happening all around us and its pace is accelerating. From melting glaciers to increasingly intense weather patterns, climate change is already impacting life on Earth.

In a bold statement of collective concern for our planet, millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour—Earth Hour—on March 27 at 8:30 p.m. local time. Earth Hour is World Wildlife Fund's global initiative where individuals, schools, organizations, businesses and governments turn off their lights for one hour to cast a vote in favor of action on climate change. By voting with their light switches, Earth Hour participants send a powerful, visual message demanding action on climate change.

Earth Hour is the largest climate event in history. In 2009, more than 4,000 cities in 87 countries went dark. Here in the United States, and estimated 80 million Americans participated, along with 318 cities and 8 US states. On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by We hope you will join us on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30pm in turning off your lights for one hour. Celebrate Earth Hour by inviting friends for a candlelight dinner or vigil through the www.earthhour.org Web site.

The Dedham Sustainability Advisory Committee would like to invite you to join us in participating in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m. Climate change is happening all around us and its pace is accelerating. From melting glaciers to increasingly intense weather patterns, climate change is already impacting life on Earth.

In a bold statement of collective concern for our planet, millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour—Earth Hour—on March 27 at 8:30 p.m. local time. Earth Hour is World Wildlife Fund's global initiative where individuals, schools, organizations, businesses and governments turn off their lights for one hour to cast a vote in favor of action on climate change. By voting with their light switches, Earth Hour participants send a powerful, visual message demanding action on climate change.

Earth Hour is the largest climate event in history. In 2009, more than 4,000 cities in 87 countries went dark. Here in the United States, and estimated 80 million Americans participated, along with 318 cities and 8 US states. On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by We hope you will join us on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30pm in turning off your lights for one hour. Celebrate Earth Hour by inviting friends for a candlelight dinner or vigil through the www.earthhour.org Web site.

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