Unisa online - Switch off to switch on

On Saturday 28 March 2009, do your bit for the environment and join one billion people around the globe in switching off your lights between 20:30 and 21:30.

This year is a vital year for climate change. Governments will be meeting in Copenhagen in December to find ways to slow down and reverse climate change. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), along with other environmental organisations, wants to influence the course and outcome of this meeting. 

Join the fight against climate change by joining Earth Hour 2009.  This is a global campaign in support of climate change and corporate social responsibility. Earth Hour is not about saving electricity, but rather about showing governments, individuals and businesses that it is possible to take action on global warming.  WWF South Africa is planning a national Earth Hour campaign to get one million dwellings and offices to switch off their lights and three million South Africans to sign up on www.earthhour.org.za. 

In 2008, 50 million people across 35 countries switched off their lights for one hour. Earth Hour 2009 aims to motivate one billion people around the globe, in more than 1 000 cities, to switch off their lights between 20:30 and 21:30 on Saturday 28 March 2009.

Please take one minute to sign up. It is really easy to do and a good way to take a stand against global warming.  It is also a good excuse for a candlelit dinner outdoors and a chance to look at the stars. 

Do your bit for the environment. Go to www.earthhour.org.za and "switch off to switch on".