On March 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., Earth Hour will take place. Earth Hour, started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, is one hour during which people across the world turn off their lights. The event, organized by the World Wildlife Fund, has a target of one billion people turning their lights off and landmarks around the globe ranging from the Coliseum in Rome to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The final number of people who participated will be presented at the Global Climate Change Conference later this year.
This year, President McDavis signed a commitment for OU to participate in Earth Hour as a flagship school and Student Senate is working to promote the event at Ohio University. We started a Facebook Event, which you can find by searching for Earth Hour or use this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=68801814592&ref=ts.
We realize that many of you will be away during Spring Break, but we encourage you to turn off your lights for that short time wherever you find yourself.
Though it seems like something too small to make a difference, that one hour will be symbolic and convey to our leaders your concerns with climate change and is a small first step to a sustainable life. Finally, it may be a reminder to you to turn off your lights whenever possible and making a difference whenever possible. For more information, check out earthhour.net, or feel free to contact me.
Bailey Miles is a senior studying biological sciences and Academic Affairs Commissioner for Student Senate.
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