Do we still need Annual earth hour if all the lights are replaced by solar powered lights?
I think you should have heard about earth hour. But I am not sure whether you have taken part in this program. But I never tried it after I heard that this program will impact the power? And I don’t mean that I am against that program. It will attract the public attention to the environment protection.
"We have everyone from Casablanca to the safari camps of Namibia and Tanzania taking part," said Greg Bourne, CEO of World Wildlife Fund in Australia, the environmental group that came up with the idea that started in Sydney in 2007 and has since grown to every continent.
The shutdown is completely voluntary, and street lights, traffic lights and other safety measures are unaffected. And the street lights are in the list of high energy consuming equipments in all modern cities. But the few of the cities promoted the use of solar street lights.
Residents in 1,000 towns and municipalities were expected to switch off their lights in the Philippines, with the main event taking place at a Manila Bay mall complex, including a rock concert and street party, according to WWF-Philippines.
"Failure of today's people to care for the earth's resources is akin to stealing the future of the coming generations," said Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales.
In the Philippines, Roman Catholic bishops said they would urge the faithful to preserve natural resources during special prayers to be read on church-run radio for an hour starting at 8:30 p.m.
Many of the people want to protect our earth. But none of us know how to do. Actually, there many things we could do protect our earth and save energy. When you mean to buy a new bulb, consider a solar light, when the government wants to change the street light, you could suggest solar street lighting system.
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