Turn off your lights, make a difference

On March 29th, the organizers of Earth hour 2008 are simply asking you to turn off your lights, appliances, heating, tv, radio, computer, etc for an hour. One simple hour.

68,506 individuals and 2270 businesses registered their participation on the Earth Hour website. [...] According to statistics provided by Energy Australia, the event reduced electricity consumption during the hour by 10.2%, and a poll conducted by AMR Interactive estimates that 57% of Sydney’s population participated.

This year the event seems to have reached even more people. Even Toronto agreed to participate in this incredibly simple, yet powerful idea. Let’s all get together to show that we care and want to make a difference. On March 29th 2008, I know I’ll be turning off my lights. Join us!

Read more on their official website.

The Story of Stuff

Someone showed me this awesome video, it’s actually part of a whole site, like David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge, on how to live green and how to make a real difference in this increasingly consumerist society.

Look at the teaser bellow, or simply go to http://www.storyofstuff.com/ to check the whole video. It’s about 20 minutes long but it’ll make you think a lot. Seriously, check it out.

Canada’s Polar Bears Need Our Help

Polar Bears across the world are facing problems due to climate changes and poor regulations. You would think that Canada, being such a “good” country, would do something about their bear population. Unfortunately, it isn’t so, and Canada, like most other countries around the polar caps are not concerned at all about their survival. Check out this youtube video from the Nature Challenge Crew, and while you are at it, visit David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge site to get more ideas on how you can help. You can also get their full report in PDF format (in French too).