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Small Energy Group to monitor energy usage at Vancouver City Hall for Earth Hour
VANCOUVER — In a press conference this afternoon at City Hall, Mayor Sam Sullivan officially declared March 29, 2008 from 8pm-9pm to be Earth Hour in Vancouver. Small Energy Group co-founder David Helliwell was on site to demonstrate to members of the media how their innovative technology... read more
Canadians embrace Earth Hour
TORONTO — The coastal hamlet of Hartley Bay, B.C., has plenty of reasons to embrace Earth Hour. All year long, 24 hours a day, a diesel generator powers the tiny First Nations community of 60 or so homes located 630 kilometres north of Vancouver. The diesel alone costs more than $500,000 per year, about ten times more per capita than average electricity costs in B.C... read more
Get ready to turn off your lights!
On March 29 2008, the City of Vancouver, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and BC Hydro invite Vancouver citizens to join the global "Earth Hour" force to fight climate change by turning off their lights for one hour from 8pm to 9pm... read more
Canada is leading global Earth Hour effort
Many countries will participate in Earth Hour on March 29 at 8 pm, but Canada is leading the global effort on both the number of individuals who have signed up for the event and the number of cities participating. To date almost 30,000 Canadians have registered their participation for Earth Hour and more than 60 cities from coast to coast have also pledged to turn off the lights on March 29... read more