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Created to promote awareness of the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, EarthHour.org used the simple action of turning off the lights in Sydney, Australia for one hour on March 31, 2007 to call attention to Global warming.

Over 2.2 million residents and in excess of 2100 business turned off their lights for one hour; the results were a 10.2% reduction in energy in the city.

Armed with this knowledge, the organization went around to globe to spread the word and to arrange for Earth Hour to take place in cities all over the world.

On March 29, 2008, major cities, including Dubai, San Francisco, Bangkok, Chicago, Tel Aviv, Manila, Copenhagan and Toronto participated in Earth Hour. Savings varied from city to city, but the end result was an approximate savings of 8.4%.

In Bangkok electricity usage was decreased by 73.34 megawatts which, over one hour, is equivalent to 41.6 tons of carbon dioxide.

Earth hour is about awareness. If every person remembered to shut off lights in empty rooms at home or in the office, took a slightly shorter shower and walked to the coffee shop instead of driving, it would make a difference in our demand for electricity.

If businesses turned off copiers and computers at night instead of leaving them on standby power, the savings would add up, not only for the environment but for their checkbooks as well.

Mark your calendar for March 28, 2009 and join the fight against global warming. Together, we can make a difference.

For a very long time, we have relied on fossil fuels.

It provides heat to our homes, gas for our cars and electricity. Since we are now using it more than ever, there is a consequence.

We are depleting our resources and slowly killing our planet. Fortunately, we can change our ways and then shift our attention to green energy sources.

But why green energy sources? Well because there are advantages to using them which we will never be able to get if we don't change our ways.

This is also even if some will argue that the problem with green energy is that it is sometimes difficult to generate the power we need. While that may be true, that is why there are other green energy sources available and we just to know which ones are viable given the geographic location.

The various green energy sources such as solar, wind, wave, hydropower and geothermal do not produce anything harmful which may have a negative effect on the environment. This is the exact opposite of what you get when you continue to operate a coal or nuclear power plant.

Coal you have to remember releases carbon dioxide into the air. On its own, it may not cause that much damage but there are currently 50,000 coal plants around the world and that number is expected to grow.

Nuclear plants may not release anything harmful into the air. The issue is how we dispose of the spend rods and if another nuclear accident should occur. We remember Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. We have probably learned better ways to prevent another incident from happening. Through the years, a few minor accidents have occurred and although the leak was contained, just imagine if it wasn't?

Green energy sources may not be maintenance free but at least it does not require that much to maintain them compared to conventional means. In the end, we save money because such facilities don't cost that much to operate.

The next advantage of using green energy sources is that we will never run out of them. For centuries, the sun's rays have reached so has the wind which is blown from the sea. By using it, we decrease our dependence on oil which is a nonrenewable resource.

If you think about it, many of us have taken these green energy sources for granted. If we do the right thing now, future generations will not have to face the mess that we could have handled on our own years before.

In short, the power is in our hands. We have the technology and we know what to do with it. The only thing we need is to do is to put our money where our mouth is because despite the number of conferences on global warming and climate change, little has happened.

It is easy to talk about how concerned we are about the environment but you have to ask yourself when will more solar panels or wind turbines will be erected? When will the number of coal or nuclear power plants be reduced?

Green energy sources is the solution to the environmental, political and social problems of this lifetime. By spending more on these technologies, no country will have to depend on another or even a corporation for their power needs because they are self dependent and free.

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