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= Why Do People Celebrate "Earth Hour" = by Adam Gakin Earth Hour. Wouldn't you like to be a part of the Earth's savior? Well, Earth Hour is a time of year where for one whole hour no electricity is used. This is to show respect for our planet. The more electricity used by our peers, the more harm will be done to the Earth. Each bit of electricity saved could make a great change in our environment. Imagine if each person in the world would save electricity little by little. Sooner or later our world could be a very pleasant place to live. If this were to happen wouldn't there be less threats to our environment? I think so. If you are interested in helping our environment, consider this "Earth Hour" and think about all the wonderful things you can do for not only yourself, but for your entire world!!! :) I came across this idea when i was logging into my Yahoo mail account. On the home page at www.yahoo.com there are lists of current events. When I was logging on, I saw a picture of the earth and a head line of "Earth Hour." I thought that this would make an excellent "I-Search" topic. I realized that Earth Hour was an hour each year where the ones truly dedicated to earths survival turned of all their electricity. They tried to save as much electricity as they could so that our environment can stop being one of our biggest threats. Little by little people are starting to notice that they CAN make a difference. As little person you are on the "food chain," you can still make a HUGE difference in our world and environment.

Earth Hour originated in Sydney, Australia. It was started by the World Wildlife Fund in Australia. This special hour in our world, has spread from a City in Australia throughout the entire world. Those who are dedicated to protect and maybe even save our environment take this Earth Hour very seriously. To some it may be a joke, but to others this is the time where they get the chance to protect the human race. Anyone who wishes in participating, can turn off all lights and electricity every single year on the last Sunday of March. This year in 2008 it was celebrated for One Hour on Sunday, March 30, 2008.

When I went to a store for recycling and protecting our environment, I encountered the manager of the store. I had a hunch that he can be very knowledgeable in the department of my topic. I tried to be as presentable as I can, and asked him if he was willing to sit down and let me interview him. Being the gentleman he was, we sat down and I started asking questions about Earth Hour. When we sat down the first question i asked him was if he had any clue what "Earth Hour" was. He told me that he was one of the many men in the world who dedicated one hour of his life each year in order to save our environment. I asked him if he knew where it originated and what race of people take it most seriously.

He told me that Earth Hour was thought of by the World Wildlife Fund in Australia, and the citizens of Australia where the ones who took this hour most seriously. I didn't know for a fact that he was giving me accurate information, so i went back into my research and double checked. It turned out, he was a better source than the internet, and gave me information that even the computer couldn't give me. He told me who decided create it and the internet didn't. I thought he was a great source and thanked him a million times. He kept saying that if I ever need to interview anyone in this department of topics, he will be at that same store for my help.

Earth hour isn't something that you should be pressured to celebrate, it is something that should be on your own mind and something you celebrate to show your gratitude to the earth. Everyone out there in there across our globe is eligible to participate in the WWF world earth hour event if they wish. The only requirement they really have is to not use any electricity what so ever. There are those who try and dedicate themselves to this event, but just happen to use electricity during the hour just a few times. This is really no harm. Nobody will be watching you and judging you on how you dedicate yourself to this. The great thing about earth hour is that everything is in your hands and you will not be penalized in any shape nor form. Anything and everything about earth hour is completely 100% up to you. If you would like to show your gratitude to the earth celebrate earth hour, if you are one of the selfish people that only think about yourself, don't celebrate earth hour. Don't forget people, the next earth hour will be in 2009 on the last Sunday in March!!!!! Although it may seem like a long time from now, still be prepared!!

World Wildlife Fund. "Earth Hour." __http://www.worldwildlife.org/earthhour/__. 16 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.worldwildlife.org/earthhour/>.]

World Wildlife Fund. "WWF Canada."__ http://www.wwf.ca/earthhour/__. 29 Mar. 2007. 10 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.wwf.ca/earthhour/>.]

Yahoo News. "Earth Hour to Plunge Millions." __http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20080328/wl_asia_afp/climatewarmingaustraliaearthhour.html__. 30 Mar. 2008. 10 Apr. 2008 <[|http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20080328/wl_asia_afp/climatewarmingaustraliaearthhour.html>.]
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