Reduce your carbon footprint by turning off your lights for Earth Hour on Saturday.
This year, the City of Pitt Meadows has teamed up with Lillian Ireland and Rob Dramer, who have written a song about Earth Hour to get more residents involved.
“With their lead, we are hoping that the community will gather before the event to sing this song during a short parade to help spread the word and encourage neighbourhoods to turn off their lights” says Patti Rear, co-chair of the Green Leadership Team at city.
“Our hope is that individuals will join in the parade with lights and promote community spirit by singing along or playing acoustic instruments.”
Last year, over 15 million Canadians turned off their lights for Earth Hour, including many from Pitt Meadows, which was the city that logged the highest reduction in hydro consumption in British Columbia.
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Earth Hour, WWF Canada invited Canadians to write a song lyric expressing their love for the planet and why they think it’s i mportant that we protect it, in 140 characters or less.
The submissions were voted on by the public and the top 10 were given to composer Andrew Huang, who is currently penning final piece.
The crowd-sourced song will debut in Toronto during Earth Hour.
“Canadians need to take a stand against climate change, and joining Team Earth Hour is a great place to start,” said Josh Laughren, climate and energy director for WWF.
Earth Hour started five years ago as a global movement with one goal in mind – creating a greener and cleaner world.
Earth Hour started five years ago as a global movement with one goal in mind – creating a greener and cleaner world.
“We’re striving to achieve a world where everyone has access to fresh air, clean drinking water and natural resources, no matter where they live,” added Laughren.
The World Wildlife Fund is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organisations.
This year Earth hour has launched “I Will If You Will” on YouTube to showcase how everyone has the power to change the world we live in, bringing together the world’s biggest social video platform with the ‘world’s largest action for the environment’.
Earth Hour 2012 will be held on Saturday March 31 at 8.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. wherever you are in the world.
• In Pitt Meadows, gather at Spirit Square at 7 p.m. for a sing-a-long. The parade begin at 7:30 p.m.
Lyrics
Turn off your lights,
Turn them off tonight.
Turn off your lights,
It’s an awesome sight.
Turn off the power
Beyond the hour.
Turn off your lights,
Turn them off tonight.
Play games with friends
By candlelight.
Read a favourite book
With your own flashlight.
Turn off the power
Beyond the hour.
Turn off your lights,
Turn them off tonight
– Lyrics written by Pitt Meadows artists Lillian Ireland and Rob Dramer.
(The tune was derived from old camping song Morning Comes Early.)
