Pupils' Response 10 - Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a world wide event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund. Every year, it is held on the last Saturday of March. Households and businesses are asked to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour.

Earth Hour was held at 8.30pm, Saturday 28th March 2009 in Singapore.
The event is to raise awareness about global warming, environmental disasters, and climate change. If world leaders agree to take part in the event, more people will be more interested in protecting the earth and not wasting energy.

Thousands of people in Singapore switched off their lights for an hour during Earth Hour 2009. Both individuals at home and organisations participated. Many parts of Singapore were in total darkness until 9.30pm. Some hotels in the Marina Bay area also switched off their lights at 8.30pm.

My family and friends can have candle-light dinners, light tea-lights in the house to appreciate the natural light and walk around the bungalow, condominium, HDB flat or terrace house with candles that are lit.

Some problems are global warming, food shortage, life style getting costlier, people littering and air pollution. Don't litter!