Comments on: 4 things you can do for Earth Hour http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Waldo Pheonix http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/#comment-51194 Waldo Pheonix Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:10:56 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=104#comment-51194 Hi, I just thought I would let you know that I enjoyed this section. I've been searching for this information for a while now. Thanks :D Hi, I just thought I would let you know that I enjoyed this section. I’ve been searching for this information for a while now. Thanks :D

]]> By: Andrea http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/#comment-50512 Andrea Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:22:54 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=104#comment-50512 Thanks so much for posting a lot of this great information! I am looking forward to reading more posts. Thanks so much for posting a lot of this great information! I am looking forward to reading more posts.

]]> By: Sherry http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/#comment-46365 Sherry Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:26:40 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=104#comment-46365 Very educating story, saved the blog with hopes to see more! Very educating story, saved the blog with hopes to see more!

]]> By: Nicole5 http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/#comment-47620 Nicole5 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:54:52 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=104#comment-47620 i always participate whenver there is an Earth Hour event. it is a good thing that the World Wildlife Fund organized an event like this. i always participate whenver there is an Earth Hour event. it is a good thing that the World Wildlife Fund organized an event like this.

]]> By: Carlo http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/#comment-46364 Carlo Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:19:04 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=104#comment-46364 Our Earth Hour was last night (Melbourne) and we chilled with some friends and had the candles going. Through the window we had views of the dark city (although, it could have been darker). Sad to read in the paper today that only one third of businesses this year committed to Earth Hour than last year (2500 or so compared to 7000+ last year). It's partly being blamed on lack of publicity, which is quite true as it was relatively quiet leading up. One of our friends couldn't wrap his head around it, couldn't understand why it was being done, an attitude that is summed up by this line from a local businessman in today's paper: "People do it for an hour and then don't change their behaviour for the rest of the time. They think they're going to change the world by turning off for one hour." The exercise isn't to "change the world" in that hour. It's simply to raise awareness, and display that yes, there is something you can do about climate change! Have fun turning off and unplugging! :) You just might like it... Our Earth Hour was last night (Melbourne) and we chilled with some friends and had the candles going. Through the window we had views of the dark city (although, it could have been darker). Sad to read in the paper today that only one third of businesses this year committed to Earth Hour than last year (2500 or so compared to 7000+ last year).

It’s partly being blamed on lack of publicity, which is quite true as it was relatively quiet leading up. One of our friends couldn’t wrap his head around it, couldn’t understand why it was being done, an attitude that is summed up by this line from a local businessman in today’s paper:

“People do it for an hour and then don’t change their behaviour for the rest of the time. They think they’re going to change the world by turning off for one hour.”

The exercise isn’t to “change the world” in that hour. It’s simply to raise awareness, and display that yes, there is something you can do about climate change!

Have fun turning off and unplugging! :) You just might like it…

]]> By: Hugging the Coast Food Blog http://matadornetwork.com/change/4-things-you-can-do-for-earth-hour/#comment-46359 Hugging the Coast Food Blog Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:39:51 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=104#comment-46359 Don't forget (by candlelight or using lanterns, of course): Play a board game or cards and/or take turns reading aloud to each other (like the characters in Jane Austen do). Don’t forget (by candlelight or using lanterns, of course):

Play a board game or cards and/or take turns reading aloud to each other (like the characters in Jane Austen do).

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