METRO MANILA | Earth Hour 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Earth Hour Philippines

It was 8:29 in the evening and lights in our house was flickering off one after the other; it was fully dark as our clock struck 8:30 PM. A candle was set up on a table and lit, the fourth Earth Hour had begun.
Shepard Fairey's Earth Hour Poster
The first Earth Hour happened on Sydney in 2007, initiated by the World Wide Fund and The Sydney Morning Herald, it has now become a global phenomenon as cities around the world switch their lights off for an hour to raise awareness for the need to fight global warming.

There are critics scowling over the whole thing, saying the power savings from this event is actually almost negligible, but it’s really the idea and awareness of what’s happening to our environment more than the power savings that matter.

Sadly, this awareness is still lacking amongst the common folks as almost no other house along our street turned off their lights for the event. This is just sad, I’m not sure if they just didn’t know about Earth Hour or they simply don’t care.

Inside our home, instead of the usual blaring television, conversations were started over candlelight.

I proceeded over our courtyard, set up a candle, laid down our hammock, and contemplated the stars above. This is actually very nice and it really wouldn’t be bad to have an Earth Hour every day; sixty minutes of peace and quiet, a respite from the sounds of telenovelas, with candles, the stars and the moon as our light. Not only would it impact our energy consumption but I reckon would also improve family relations around the world as people actually start to talk to each other without televisions getting in the way.

If you really think about it, Earth Hour is really not for the present generation but for those that would come after us. Let’s hand them a better Earth than what we have now.
Earth Hour is for the Children

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4 comments

  1. Nice photos. I love the candlelight reflection.

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  2. I agree with you Christian, when we turn off the TV, the computer and other gadgets that distract us from having quality time with our family/friends for a few hours everyday, we will bond more and make meaningful connections with the people around us. :)

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  3. support Earth Hour! This is our only planet; the only thing we have inherited from the people before us, and the only thing we could leave for the future generation.

    I voted for Earth Hour too, and campaigned for it! :)

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  4. Robert
    Thanks man, had to crank up my ISO to get a decent photo =)

    Claire
    Tama diba? No distractions =)

    Fetus
    Earth Hour everyday =)

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