Switch Off The Lights, Let Mother Earth Rest, Save Her Energy.

So where did it all begin?

Earth hour was first developed in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The WWF (World Wide Federation) decided to make a global change.  Their view was "a change today will lead to a better tomorrow". 2.2 million people, and more than 2000 businesses, turned off their lights to take a stand against climate change.

What's changed?

One year later, Earth Hour had become a global phenomenon. Landmarks all over the world made an effort to turn off their lights: the CN tower, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Burj-al-arab and a lot more including our very own KL Towers!

Big Ben before and after the Earth Hour.

 

Toronto before and after the Earth Hour.

The 2008 Earth Hour saved 900 megawatts of electricty.  In 2009 the number of participants rose to 88 countries and 4159 cities and by 2010 a staggering 121 countries joined the Earth Hour crusade! 

Why do we need to get involved?

If we continue to destroy the Earth, our world will eventually die out. We need to make our future sustainable, which means our preserving our environment for future generations to enjoy, without doing harm to our precious planet. 

So Malaysia, join Nexus International School, turn off the lights to turn on a better future on Saturday 26th of March at 8:30pm - 9:30pm. Otherwise we'll send Darth Vader after you!

Written by: CJ, Danny, Owen, You Zhen, Olivia, Haniza and Zhermaine