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Global Warming
Jan. 31st, 2007 08:10 pmThe 1st of February 2007: Please mark your calendar.
People are participating in the biggest mobilization of Citizens Against Global Warming.
The Alliance for the Planet [a group of environmental associations] is calling on all citizens to create 5 minutes of electrical rest for the planet.
They are asking that people all over the world turn off their lights and electrical appliances on the first of February 2007,
between 10.55am and 11:00am in Vancouver and on the Pacific Coast of North America,
1.55pm in New York,
1.55pm in Ottawa,
18.55 for London, and
19.55 for Paris, Bruxelles, and Italy.
This is not just about saving 5 minutes worth of electricity; this is about getting the attention of the media, politicians, and ourselves.
Five minutes of electrical down time for the planet: this does not take long, and costs nothing, and will show all political leaders that global warming is an issue that needs to come first and foremost in political debate.
Why February 1? This is the day when the new UN report on global climate change will come out in Paris.
This event affects us all, involves us all, and provides an occasion to show how important an issue global warming is to us. If we all participate, this action can have real media and political weight.
** this seems to have quite the following in Europe, but this is the first i'd heard of it here - i received an email from a friend today. they'll even be turning off the lights on the Eiffel tower... it's nice to see political leaders really backing a cause like this, though it'd be even nicer to see Canadian leaders do the same.
People are participating in the biggest mobilization of Citizens Against Global Warming.
The Alliance for the Planet [a group of environmental associations] is calling on all citizens to create 5 minutes of electrical rest for the planet.
They are asking that people all over the world turn off their lights and electrical appliances on the first of February 2007,
between 10.55am and 11:00am in Vancouver and on the Pacific Coast of North America,
1.55pm in New York,
1.55pm in Ottawa,
18.55 for London, and
19.55 for Paris, Bruxelles, and Italy.
This is not just about saving 5 minutes worth of electricity; this is about getting the attention of the media, politicians, and ourselves.
Five minutes of electrical down time for the planet: this does not take long, and costs nothing, and will show all political leaders that global warming is an issue that needs to come first and foremost in political debate.
Why February 1? This is the day when the new UN report on global climate change will come out in Paris.
This event affects us all, involves us all, and provides an occasion to show how important an issue global warming is to us. If we all participate, this action can have real media and political weight.
** this seems to have quite the following in Europe, but this is the first i'd heard of it here - i received an email from a friend today. they'll even be turning off the lights on the Eiffel tower... it's nice to see political leaders really backing a cause like this, though it'd be even nicer to see Canadian leaders do the same.
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