Earth Hour

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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:

•Procession with Edmonton & District Pipe Band  
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$ L5 h* \+ e0 R  i; |•Booming Tree Drummers
•Bannock Making
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" {9 u+ g7 g- Z7 ?1 I" e: WListen to the interview our co-op student Brad did for the event!
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. h, ^# r/ n( ]0 O: ZRemember Earth Hour at Home
% f  E" q1 [$ F% B/ g4 i' V4 g8 DJoin us for this global movement, but in the meantime continue to shut off all non-essential lights:

- z1 ?: E, t9 J1 _; J•Turn off your computer and lights before you leave work.
1 h8 ]% ^( J. m- {1 k) z# b•Turn off any non-essential power sources such as coffee makers, microwaves and radios.
  t+ V( g( |$ u9 d: h% c•Unplug any unused electrical appliances.
•Sign up and show your support for Earth Hour.
! m7 `. \! ]0 Y6 R6 X! S•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.
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& U  n+ E1 G  [: D& u; g2011 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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. b$ O6 N1 \2 SFor 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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' t* K# ]; h/ ~) |2 sFor more ideas on how to take action against climate change visit Earth Hour Canada.
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For more information:
Brad Curtis

Office of Environment
Suite 750, Tower 1 Scotia Place
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Edmonton, Alberta
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