Earth seen from Apollo 17. Note the Red Sea leading to the Suez Canal at the top.
We can be heroes
Just for one day.
From David Bowie’s Heroes Album (1977)
Earth Hour 2016
This 19th March 2016 is Earth Hour, which can be observed globally.
It is the day when even for an hour, the Earth is given a ‘rest’. Let us all take action.
It is advised that from 8:30 – 9:30 pm (time is subjective from where you live), that we should turn off the lights and other appliances.
It would be hard for technophiles hooked to their smart phones, tablets Pcs and TVs, particularly teenagers who use Facebook, texting and tweeting as the reason to live!
Us oldies would miss the TV more!
Although, for us living in colder climes or still experiencing winter weather, going without electric or gas heating may be too much to endure; so as long as comfortably warmed by candlelight, I hope would be permissible, I think 😉
We need to cosset this precious planet or ours even for just one hour each year. If everyone of us participates, it would be a real force to combat climate change.
So do your bit on 19 March 2016 and perhaps time to evaluate your carbon footprint from there on.
There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
– Aldous Huxley
