I mentioned Earth Day yesterday, but last week, I missed another important environmental event that took place – Earth Hour. Earth Hour began in 2007, so it is a relatively new green event. It started as a partnership between the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and The Sydney Morning Herald. The premise was simple – turn off all non-essential lights for one hour. The WWF and Herald hoped that this conscious effort would raise awareness about the changing climate and that by making small changes, we could do our part to help prevent it. On March 31, 2007, Earth … Continue reading →