Earth Hour has been embraced by more than 2,000 cities and towns in more than 90 countries around the world. The greatest thing about Earth Hour is the diversity of support. Earth Hour has now been translated into nearly 30 languages; we have mountain climbers in Nepal, field staff working on pandas in Chengdu, a cinema in the middle of the Amazon, a World Cup winning footballer turning lights off in Italy along with of course some of the most iconic buildings around the world taking part.

We have 9/10 of the world's most populated cities officially signed on, 54 National capitals signed up, major EH activity happening in all G20 territories with 17 of the G20 with official EH cities.

Last year, Greenrock was able to raise awareness on the island of this event within Government, companies, schools and the general community. (see Press Release of 2009 Earth Hour Results) 246.47 Kb
Earth Hour must therefore differentiate itself from other climate campaigns. It needs to highlight and encourage leadership in all sectors, including individuals, businesses and governments.

Earth Hour needs to give power back to the people, it needs to offer solutions through civic leadership and actions, it needs to be proactively optimistic and above all, put a smile on people’s faces.
Key activities Greenrock plans to do this year:

1.   Get as many businesses, organizations, homes, and schools to switch off their lights and any other unnecessary power for one hour, Saturday 27 March at 8:30 pm
2.   Host a public gathering in Hamilton at Pier 6 Shed on Front Street from 7 to 10 pm.
3.   Go to every school and give a 10 minute presentation on EH and to answer any questions
4.   Create a student challenge with prizes to get as many students to post their comments with pictures or drawings on what they had done to participate in Earth Hour
5.   Encouraging restaurants and retailers to place Earth Hour Decals in their windows stating they will be participating in Earth Hour by turning down or turning off their lights

Earth Hour aims to reach new audiences, outside of the traditional conservation community, to mobilize a broader cross-section of society and build on the growing awareness of environmental accountability for individual actions. Earth Hour provides an annual point of reference to educate people on the simple changes they can make in taking the first steps towards a sustainable lifestyle –- changing light bulbs, turning off standby power, turning the thermostat up in summer and down in winter, using green power – while giving them a chance to be part of a powerful global call to action.

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