simple + green

Something very cool is about to happen on March 29th. And I found out about it on while reading one of my favorite musician’s blog. As a simple+green reader, you’re finding out right from the source.

EarthHour is all about turning off all of your power for just one hour in the name of fighting global warming. This year, it is on March 29th at 8pm.

From Ben Lee’s blog:

This is an initiative I am proud to support. It began by asking the question: How can people be inspired to take action on climate change? In 2007, Sydney-siders were asked to switch off their lights for one hour, and 2100 Sydney businesses did so, reducing Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour. This year, on 29 March 2008, at 8pm, the event is going global, so please check out www.earthhour.org to see how you can get involved. Obviously, the actual event is just a method of bringing the discussion into our daily lives, and reducing energy consumption is something we should be doing on a day to day level. Just by switching off lights in rooms of our homes that we are not in, and by sharing car rides to work or school, we become part of the solution rather than the problem. There are lots of little things we can do, and big change is usually the cumulative result of lots of small efforts.

Most simple + green readers are in the US, so you’ll want to go to the EarthHourUS site for information.

Cities all around the world are signing up for the event. Here is a list of other cites taking part.

You can add your name to the Earth Hour movement here. Once you register, you will receive useful tools and tips to help you get even more involved.

This is great, exciting and something worth sending around. I’m signing up today: let’s keep this going.

How about this: when you join, please leave a comment to this post. I’d be interested to see how many simple + green can drive.