subject: This year's "Earth Hour" lights-out event three times - Electrical, Earth Hour - household appliances [print this page] This year's "Earth Hour" lights-out event three times - Electrical, Earth Hour - household appliances
< BR> This year's "Earth Hour" lights-out program of activities for three times, so that everyone to participate in the number of stars, identify the stars, drawing attention to light pollution. The first was in March 28th, initiated by WWF in collective action to combat climate change, activity time, Beijing Time 8:30 to 9:30, called on people in this one hour off lights, turn off the power. The second event in June 21, the day is the summer solstice day is the start of peak summer night in many Asian cities, landmarks will turn off the lights for one hour. The third event is scheduled for Tanabata festival on the eve of the August 22, Tanabata Festival is a traditional festival in China, while Japan, South Korea and other Asian countries also had Tanabata tradition organizations to identify gaps in the lights-out stars and stargazing.
Last March 31 "Earth Hour" campaign, energy saving effect is remarkable. Sydney, Australia, the energy savings alone, for 20 million
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Machine using the 1 hour, equivalent to less than an hour on the road running 48 613 vehicle. Global environmental degradation, rising energy prices, more and more people are aware can not simply be obtained. Global "Earth Hour" is the expression meant. Tiny
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Chargers commonplace, but my cell phone every year, after fully charged, the charger is still connected to the power supply and power consumption of 20 billion kWh, equivalent to 750,000 tons coal consumption. These startling facts so that energy conservation is more pervasive sense of urgency.
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"Earth Hour" is the WWF (WWF) issued a global initiative to call individuals, communities, businesses and governments in the evening of 28 March 2009 20:30 lights out for an hour to show the public reached a new global agreement on climate change support.
