Monday, December 10, 2012

Earth Hour

Fighting doomsday prophecies with Earth Hour

This year the event took place on March 29, from 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM, and the participation increased from 35 countries in 2008 to about 85 countries and more than 2,400 cities this year.

“The event has helped create awareness, and as per the figures stated in some of the dailies, around 1000MW of energy has been saved. If that is true then it is indeed wondeful!” says Mahesh Chandra Mehta, an eminent environmentalist.

But not everyone is supportive of Earth Hour. Apparently, a group on Facebook is urging people to protest against this campaign as they believe that nothing would happen by turning the lights off for just one hour in an entire year. “I agree,” says Mr. Mehta “It should not be just a yearly thing but should be a regular feature. Probably, we could do it for 12 days a year and with this people will become more aware and educated.” We must remember basic things like turning the lights off when not required, turning the engine off at red lights, using a bucket instead of a shower while bathing and using public transport. But we need to do these continuously and not just continually. After all, it is completely up to us to decide the kind of world we will leave for our children.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri

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