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Earth Hour
World Citizens Switch Off the Lights March 27
Now in its fourth year, Earth Hour 2010 is calling
upon us all to symbolically cast our vote for
Earth by turning off our lights for one hour at
8:30 p.m. local time. Last year, nearly a billion
world citizens voted this way in 4,000 cities in
87 countries on seven continents. The event
sponsor, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), notes
that this year, iconic U.S. landmarks, too, will
dim their lights as part of the largest call for ac-
tion on climate change in history.
American landmarks hitting the switch range
from the Golden Gate Bridge and Las Vegas strip
to Mount Rushmore, joined by local monuments in or near
Seattle, Flagstaff, Indianapolis and Atlanta. Cities, schools,
businesses and organizations in all 50 states are expected to
participate.
“Climate change is impacting our water resources,
energy supplies, transportation, agriculture and health, put-
ting our livelihoods and economic future at risk in every
part of the country,” explains WWF Climate Director Keya
Chatterjee. “Americans will not only be sending a signal that
they want solutions to the climate crisis, they’ll be helping to
turn the lights out on our nation’s dangerous dependency on
foreign oil and an unsustainable economic future.”
Find information and event tools at MyEarthHour.org; also
see
EarthHourKids.org.
Earth Ambassadors
Filmmakers Activate Environmental Awareness
Disney’s Tinker Bell may
be Earth’s most appealing
spokespixie, having been
named the United Nations
Honorary Ambassador of
Green prior to the screening of
Walt Disney Pictures’ ani-
mated film, Tinker Bell and the
Lost Treasure, late last year. She’ll likely be on hand for this
year’s Disney documentary debut of Oceans on Earth Day,
April 22, and she’s in good company.
The top 10 environmental documentaries of 2009 hail
from around the world, aimed to shock, entertain and inspire
humanity to make a difference. They examine everything
from the negative effects of America’s industrial agriculture
system and the rising domination of the petrochemical indus-
try to the threatened livelihood of trash-recycling entrepre-
neurs and people’s right to safe drinking water.
For details on 2009’s best, visit
mnn.com (Mother Nature
Network) and search “top films,” which also pulls up a look
at what might be the top 10 environmental activist films of
all time.
natural awakenings March 2010
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