Yay! We Made It!

There's a reason why Filipinos should
rejoice. The Philippines topped last
saturday's 1-hour long lights-off
drive in terms of power savings. That
means more Pinoys were aware of the importance
of the effects of global warming worldwide.
And we Filipinos are mighty proud to have
much contributed to this awareness campaign.

But Earth Hour should not just be an annual
event but rather let us all continue on doing
our part in conserving energy and protecting
mother earth from the harshness and effetcs
of global industrialization in order for the
next generations to have a better world to
live in than what we have right now.



Record power savings for RP in Earth Hour 2009

For 60 minutes Saturday night (March 28), a recorded all-time high

of 650 cities switched off its lights for Earth Hour, placing

the Philippines as the top participant in the event,

an official of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said.

(Video courtesy: GMA7)

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines topped
last Saturday’s hour-long lights-off drive
in terms of power savings.

According to information posted in the website
wwf.org.ph, the Philippines saved 611 MWh of power
during the Earth Hour 20009, outshining the rest
of the world.





The website also disclosed that with
over 15 million Filipinos in 650 major cities
participating in the event last Mar. 26,
the Philippines edged out all other countries,
including Australia where the first Earth Hour
was conducted in 2007.

Greece placed second with 484 cities and towns
participating, followed by Australia By with 309.
The website indicated that the power conserved
by the Philippines during voluntary event was
estimated to be equal to that saved by shutting
down a dozen coal-fired power plants for an hour.

Earth Hour 2009's power savings was deemed
“at least 10 times more massive and effective”
compared to last year.

- By Katherine Adraneda
(Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20090331/tph-record-power-savings-rp-earth-hour20-541dfb4.html

Philippine Cities Embrace Earth Hour

Manila and many other Philippine cities are gearing up for Earth Hour 2009. Last year in the Philippines, millions of people switched off their lights to signal their support of this global warming

action. Manila, being the largest city, will be a big focus this year and Earth Hour continues to spread its positive message about the importance of energy saving. The Department of Energy in the Philippines is a supporter of the Earth Hour campaign.

Local businesses in Manila are contributing to Earth Hour and will be switching off their lights on the night. Thousands of people, around the Philippines, will be coming together to light a candle in support of this global warming awareness initiative.

An estimated 50 to 100 million people around the world switched off their lights for Earth Hour in 2008, and global landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Rome’s Colosseum, the Coke billboard in Times Square and Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai darkened for one hour.

In 2009, Earth Hour aims to reach 1 billion people around the world in more than 1000 cities involving business, government and the community in the world’s largest global action on climate change on 28 March 2009.

In 2009, millions of people from all walks of life will join together for Earth Hour and show the world that it’s possible to take action on global warming.

Come on Philippines, join us for Earth Hour 2009, turn off your lights at 8.30pm Saturday 28 March and sign-up here at earthhour.org.

What you can do

Turning your lights off for an hour is a great start. However, there are many other things you can do to make Earth Hour 2009 a success.

• Sign Up Now. Become a part of Earth Hour and get useful tips and tools to reduce your carbon footprint everyday

• Tell A Friend. Better still – tell them, your family and even your work mates. Encourage them to sign up. Email them a link to this website and mobilise even more people!

• Tell Your Story. How is climate change affecting your family and your community? We want to hear how you're becoming part of the solution.

• Run your own Earth Hour. Download our quick guide for how to run Earth Hour in your city or town. It's easy!

• Your Earth Hour. What will you be doing at 8.30pm on Saturday March 28? We're keen to know what you have planned for Earth Hour 2009. If you'd like to share your plans with Earth Hour and the media, then please send us an email describing with as much detail as you can what you have planned to myearthhour@earthhour.org. Don't forget to include your name, where you live (City and Country), and your contact telephone number including your country code.

• Blogger Tool Kit: Create a blog post about the importance of global action on climate change and how participation in Earth Hour can make a difference.