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by Simran Vedvyas | 06-03-2012 21:26 |
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UNITING PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PLANET EARTH HOUR 2012 BY SIMRAN VEDVYAS Date: 31.03.2012 to TBD Type: Online |
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EARTH HOUR-2012 Join In and show your support- Find out what?s happening in your City and SAVE THE DATE 31st March 2012 at 8.30 p.m. Switch off your lights on Saturday 31 March at 8:30pm to be part of the world's largest voluntary action for the environment Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour. More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011 alone, sending a powerful message for action on climate change. It also ushered in a new era with members going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action for the planet. Without a doubt, it?s shown how great things can be achieved when people come together for a common cause. Burj Khalifa, the world?s tallest tower also participated in the event in 2011 |
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Posted 15-04-2020 12:29
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Posted 20-03-2020 11:44
MY REPORT PUBLISHED IN GULF NEWS- THE LEADING DAILY NEWS PAPER OF UAE IN UAE | Community Reports
My friends Aishwarya Shetty, Syeda Zahra and I participated as volunteers with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), EWS-WWF, and the Emirates Environmental Group, Dubai, to observe Earth Hour 2012 on March 31.
People from all corners of the city gathered together at the Burj Park and switched off the lights in support of the environment during Earth Hour, from 8.30 to 9.30pm. It was a truly magnificent sight.
As a volunteer, my job included encouraging others to participate and communicating to them about the various initiatives and energy-saving plans that can be achieved as guided by officials from Dewa. We were also assigned to light the candles that spelled out Earth Hour Dubai for the world to see.
At the event there were many activities, including stalls, stage events, magic shows and characters dressed to pass on messages about saving energy. The best part of the night was witnessing hundreds of people walking in the dark with candles in their hands to highlight the importance of saving energy
The response from the community was amazing. Without a doubt, it showed that great things can be achieved when people come together for a common cause.
DEWA, going ahead with this year's theme -I will if you will — Dare the world, challenged residents to save 230,000 kilowatts during Earth Hour 2012. I have always been keen on spreading awareness and reaching out to people from different walks of life through such events, and participating in Earth Hour every year has always been a priority.
Limited action
I was appointed as the Tunza Eco Generation Regional Ambassador Middle East and have tried uniting people to protect the planet by encouraging them to find out what is happening in their cities and to participate in Earth Hour. As a youth living in Dubai I understand the crisis that the world is facing today due to an increase in energy demands and depleting energy resources.
The current solutions which have been thought up and actions that have been taken to deal with this predicament are not enough. The results have to be more promising. This is why the youth, like me, are determined to make a change by pooling our efforts to walk the path towards sustainability.
Earth Hour is more than just 60 minutes. It is for the benefit of the blue sphere, our planet Earth. So, go beyond Earth Hour to save energy by switching off lights and appliances that are not needed.
— The reader is a pupil of The Millennium School, Dubai
ALL THE BELOW LINKS INCLUDE ME ( SIMRAN VEDVYAS- TUNZA ECO GENERATION REGIONAL AMBASSADOR MIDDLE EAST )
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/community-reports/we-have-to-be-thinking-of-earth-each-moment-1.1003217
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/March/theuae_March954.xml§ion=theuae
Picture 5 SIMRAN VEDVYAS
http://tunza.eco-generation.org/ambassadorReportView.jsp?viewID=958&searchType=&searchName=&pageNumber=1
http://tunza.eco-generation.org/ambassadorReportView.jsp?viewID=965&searchType=&searchName=&pageNumber=1
http://www.malayalamchannels.com/current-affairs/news-current-affairs/news-reporter/dubai-earth-hour-2012-celebrations-saved-216-mw-reporter-hd/
http://www.malayalamclips.com/current-affairs/news-current-affairs/news-reporter/dubai-earth-hour-2012-celebrations-saved-216-mw-reporter-hd/
Posted 03-04-2012 06:49
@ Yangki Imade Suara so Good to hear this! Keep Going and Post updates
Posted 09-03-2012 06:29
For Indonesia you can check Earth Hour Indonesia official website http://earthhour.wwf.or.id/
Several of my friends are working directly WWF Indonesia now to prepare this event.
Posted 08-03-2012 18:30
FRIENDS IN KOREA CAN WATCH THIS VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsp4nYgK8QY&feature=player_embedded#!
MORE INFORMATION ON LINK - http://www.earthhourkorea.org/
I AM PROMOTING EARTH HOUR AS TUNZA ECO GENERATION REGIONAL AMBASSADOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
JOIN IN ...LIKE IT....PROMOTE IT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND TWEET IT
Posted 07-03-2012 20:33
join in for Korea @EarthHourKorea
Find out about WHAT'S HAPPENNING IN YOUR COUNTRY -
http://www.earthhour.org/page/around-world/explore-map
Posted 07-03-2012 14:29
Yes, we are joining this event too! Thank you for infoming us >_ Posted 07-03-2012 09:43