You may have heard of it or you may not have, but tonight at 8pm everyone is asked to turn off their lights. Sonic – an Edmonton radio station – has been promoting the event and will have one hour of "unplugged" music at 8pm tonight.
The idea of earth hour is to make a statement about the greatest contributor to global warming – coal fired electricity. On March 31 2007, 2.2 million residents of Sydney, Australia turned off their lights for one hour reducing energy consumption in the city by 10%. This year they’ve taken the movement global and I hope you’ll consider turning off your lights for an hour tonight. It’s just about the easiest event to participate in that I’ve ever heard of…you don’t have to do anything, just turn off the lights and enjoy!
If you really want to get on the energy reduction band wagon stop by the Riverdale NetZero house too! Comesee what’s new at the Riverdale NetZero house, from active and passivesolar heating, grid-dependent solar systems, ultra-highly insulatedair-tight walls and high performance windows.
When: Saturday, March 29, 11 am to 4:30 pm For more information and group tours, e-mail info@riverdalenetzero.ca.
Format: open house
Where: 9926-87 Street
Cost: FREE, no registration required
