Earth Hour

On March 28th, 29, if someone stood outside the earth and looked at it, he would surely see a spectacular and wonderful sight. About two and a half time zones in the direction of the earth's faint line, it will be much darker than before in a whole 24 hours. This is because a light-off show of the global relay is being staged, which is the "Earth Hour" activity organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). From Fiji and Wellington, which first entered at 8: 3 pm on March 28, the lights in 24 time zones around the world were turned off for one hour in turn.

This is an hour for the earth to rest from power failure, to look for light in the dark, to reflect on the earth, to heal wounds and to be creative. In the past three years, around this global environmental protection event and this dark hour, many excellent and wonderful creative schemes have emerged. The following ten schemes can be called classics.

1. The most spectacular-"Earth Hour"

"Earth Hour" itself is a grand idea. In 27, GregBourne, the head of WWF Australia, excitedly described this exciting idea to people on TV-"People need to show through actions that they expect change before the government takes action." Sydney took the lead in responding to the call, and tens of thousands of local businesses and more than 2 million residents began to collectively cut off power for one hour at 19: 3 pm on March 31, in order to arouse people's concern about global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. After dark, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Bay Bridge and other landmark buildings have turned off their lights to let the earth rest for an hour. This is the first "Earth Hour" activity. At 2: pm on March 29th, 28, hundreds of cities from 38 countries, from Sydney to South Africa, Europe and North America, joined in, with more than 5 million participants. On December 15th, 28, Earth Hour officially launched in China. On March 28th, 29, the third "Earth Hour" event, WWF had expected 1 billion people to participate.

difference comments: turning the lights on and off is a simple and common action, but it can make 1 billion people turn off the lights at the same time and cultivate a spirit of turning off the lights, which many slogans can't do. A good activity planning should be an attractive group game, which can make more people participate happily, and then it will be successful.

2, the most symbolic-lights out of the Sydney Opera House

At 19: 3 pm on March 31st, 27, the Sydney Opera House, as a landmark building in Sydney, turned off its main lights, thus opening the curtain of the first Earth Hour event. Therefore, the lights-out of Sydney Opera House has a very strong symbolic meaning. After that, turning off the lights of landmark buildings became one of the conditions for the city to participate in Earth Hour activities.

Difference comments: In 28, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Colosseum in Rome and the Parliament Building in Budapest were turned off, but the impact was not as good as that of the Sydney Opera House. The brand of Sydney, the first person to eat crabs, was greatly improved.

3. Sunniest-Wuxi Suntech Low-carbon Party

On March 28th, 29, Wuxi Suntech, a benchmark enterprise in global solar industry, held a special light-off activity. This is the world's first "Earth Hour" event in the name of new energy. The theme of Suntech's activity is: The world is out of power, what shall we do? With the whole Suntech Road as the stage and Suntech's huge solar photovoltaic curtain wall as the background, this Party presented a green-powered environmental protection feast for the world. This is a sunny Party. All the street lights and stage lights are powered by solar photovoltaic system, so that people can smell the fragrance of sunshine at night.

difference comments: WWF has educated the people of the earth through repeated power outages in the past three years and said no to electricity. But what to do after the power failure, no one has answered this question yet. The photovoltaic industry in China has appeared, and we are looking forward to a wonderful answer from Suntech.

4, the most unexpected-Google hacked

On the evening of March 29th, 28, Google, the world search engine giant, held a special light-off activity on the Internet. That night, the background of Google's homepage in Israel and other countries temporarily changed from white to black, and at the bottom of the search box was "We have turned off the lights, now it's your turn." The words. Google hopes to encourage people in front of computers to join the "Earth Hour" activity.

difference comment: although the power consumption of the monitor is the same no matter what color background, this ingenious activity of Google has received a shocking effect. So long after, many people still remember that once, Google turned black in this way.

5. Primitive —— Looking at the starry sky at Sydney Observatory

At 19: 3 pm on March 31, 27, more than 2.2 million people in Sydney turned off their lights at the same time to rest the earth for one hour. About 25 residents made an appointment in advance to the Observatory to look at the starry sky and observe the horizon in the dark.

difference comment: I don't think it's a good idea to count the stars in the dark. After turning off the lights at night, everyone will think of counting the stars. I listed such an original activity for two reasons. One is to commemorate the first "Earth Hour" activity, and since then, looking up at the stars has become an indispensable part of the "Earth Hour" activity; Second, because the United Nations designated 29 as international year of astronomy on December 2th, 27, there will be several highlight projects, and "Night Protection" is one of them. This project includes participating in the "Earth Hour" on March 28th. Between night protection and looking up at the starry sky, there is a large overlap.

6, the most unique-low-carbon concert for power generation by cycling

On March 27th, 28, the Israeli city of Tel Aviv held an activity of "turning off the lights for one hour" to appeal for environmental protection. There was a lively rock concert in Rabin Square in front of the town hall after the lights went out, and it was also very eye-catching. The uniqueness of this concert lies in the electricity it uses, one is the electricity generated by people pedaling, and the other is the electricity generated by burning biofuels such as vegetable oil.

Difference comment: It is not news to generate electricity by cycling, but it is unheard of to use it to hold a concert. Two common things, together, become less common. There is never a lack of ordinary things in the world, just a lack of inspiration to connect them.

7. The most ethnic group-island country candlelight relay

Fiji, an island country, was the first to enter Earth Hour, and her "Earth Hour" activities were also unique. At 8 pm local time on March 29th, 28, Suva was plunged into darkness. Two "samurai" dressed in local traditional costumes lit the torch and passed it to Suva Port. Then rowing enthusiasts took the torch and lit 1 candles in the sea, which symbolizes that more than 1 islands under Fiji's jurisdiction are facing the challenge of climate change.

comment on differences: it is ingenious to combine activities with the national conditions of one's own country, and it is also in line with Marx's theory. There are many romances and parties by candlelight, and it is rare to show such strong national characteristics.

8. The most melodious ——29 National Road Tour in Wang Xiaokun

On March 15th, 29, Wang Xiaokun, a new generation creative genius of China original music, set out from Beijing to start his national spring road tour. The tour started in Beijing, passing through Dalian, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Xi 'an, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanchang and Nanjing, and finally arrived in Shanghai, lasting for one and a half months. This road tour cooperated with WWF's "Earth Hour". Before each tour, Wang Xiaokun would lead the audience to turn off the lights and power supply of the performance and keep silent for one minute, reminding human beings that they need to give the earth a natural peace while consuming and utilizing the earth's energy. At the same time, the tour only uses buses as the only means of transportation to promote an environmentally friendly and low-carbon life.

Difference Comments: This is the first road rock tour in China focusing on spreading the concept of public welfare. For music, it pushes the form of road tour to a new height. For Earth Hour, this activity is undoubtedly the most dreamy and melodious creative form.

9. The most romantic-night-light wedding

Since the Earth Hour event was officially launched in China on December 15th last year, all aspects in China have responded positively, and many hotels in Hangzhou have also participated. The performance of Kaiyuan Resort in Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou is the most remarkable. When the indoor lights dim, the surprise is that the newcomers can see the romantic lights on the tableware made of luminous materials provided by the hotel.

Difference comments: I saw this post on the Internet long ago, "Earth Hour, the power is out. What should I do about my wedding?" The wedding can be done like this, and it will be romantic to the extreme. I like that night-light wedding, an environmentally friendly wedding. Some people in the United States even have to prepare a green funeral for themselves after the "Earth Hour" event. Thus, the influence of "Earth Hour" is great.

1, the most metaphysical-1 green ideas in the dark

In 29, Nanjing joined the Earth Hour for the first time, and 11 local universities joined. How to spend this dark festival, in addition to the traditional activities of turning off the lights, each participating university elected a "dark recorder" to record all the thoughts of everyone in the "Earth Hour" and collect 1 green ideas for protecting the earth and protecting the environment.

Difference comment: Meditate in the dark. Does everyone who is lonely do this? However, in the history of Earth Hour's activities, it was the first time that green ideas appeared in the dark. Only colleges and universities have such an environment for ideas to gather at a specific moment. The result of this plan is very worth looking forward to.