How to do an hour beyond Earth hour"

How to achieve "beyond an hour" from "Earth Hour"

The most beautiful dark, leaving a string of thinking

Before the lights out (above) and the lights out (below) in Nanjing

Turn off the lights for one hour, earth decompression - 23 on the night at 8:30, Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou and other places closed building landscape lighting for one hour, or weak indoor lighting, a common response by WWF in the global initiative of the "earth hour".

With the dark of the night sky, people feel the power of environmental protection in the most beautiful darkness.

From one hour to the next Monday"

23 evening 8:30, Nanjing. The landscape is located in the center of the new building, the international financial center, Deji Plaza stop flashing. With the computer remote control system to control the lights off, distributed in Zhongshan Road, Central Road, the Xuanwu Lake area, the Olympic Sports Center of the more than and 300 buildings, gradually extinguished the landscape lighting.

At the same time, Yangzhou, Wenchang Pavilion all the lights off the landscape, not far from the Yangzhou municipal government, Guangling district government compound, office lights and appliances are also in a dormant state.

Without the glare of the spotlight, no electronic musical instrument bombing sense, Yangzhou University Guangling college students holding a candle, a light angle along with earth's playground, for one hour to open up a fresh outlook". Nearly a hundred friends riding in Yangzhou, the use of a unique way to ride the night to participate in the earth hour".

Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics affiliated high school teacher Yan Jianhua, shut down the computer, tv. On the primary school grade four daughter out of the flute, gently blowing Haydn's Serenade, a family in the night to enjoy the warmth.

Prior to this, a lot of users with micro-blog countdown relay, promote the reduction of consumption, energy conservation and environmental protection. Many people said they would turn off unnecessary power, stop playing games, stop brushing micro-blog for one hour, contributing to environmental protection.

"What would you do with an hour out of the window?" the poll, which was launched by Kaixin, said "chatting with your family" and "making a call to a distant friend" are two of the things that people are most willing to do.

Earth Hour campaign officially entered China, this is the fifth year. In addition to last year's "lights out", this year also launched a new theme: "I do," green environmental protection seven V guest "election, every Monday", namely, to advocate the public to choose an action in their most love every week, for example, more vegetables with bags, do not drive, and in this one day the implementation of the corresponding environmental change every week, to be "hour" to take environmental action beyond one hour".

Turn off the lights for an hour, environmental protection not only this step

With the emergence of haze, water pollution, environmental issues are particularly affecting people.

"Lights out only one hour, environmental protection more than this step. "If we say that the" Earth Hour "is an annual reminder: in addition to the lights, it also provide much material for thought what we can do?

"Not only does it save much electricity, but it is the desire and action of the public to protect the earth and the environment," he said. Liu Xiaoli, deputy director of the Nanjing Urban Management Bureau, deputy director of the view of the landscape, whether it is the use of energy-saving appliances, or water conservation, garbage classification, even if it is kind of a plant, is a declaration of environmental action. Since 2010, Nanjing has hardly added new landscape lights. The original landscape lamp, as far as possible to switch to energy-saving light source, lamps. At ordinary times, in addition to important festivals, only a small amount of landscape lights, such as the roof, both for energy saving, but also to reduce light pollution.

"March 'earth hour', in the year'6 5 'world environment day, the second half of the' Car Free Day ', is the concept of environmental protection concept of the three window, more importantly, everyone should have a sustainable environmental concept. Niu Liwen, director of the Yangzhou Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau propaganda department, told reporters that the ongoing green Yangzhou City, universal action ecological activities, covering the city, the industry. For example, the star hotel bedding a day for a change. If the guest accepts one for one, will get a return free laundry. In this way, everyone will understand "protect the environment", aware of their behavior can also improve the environment, environmental impact. "

"Our theme is set to 'one more than 100 million', although the lights out, do publicity activities only 1 hours, but its meaning is infinite. "Yangzhou University Green Travel Agency Manager Qian Sizhu believes that the" Earth Hour "is a social topic, the topic of environmental protection, it is a scientific topic, need a rational mode of operation, not because the lights out at home watching TV or surfing the internet. "It is easier to get into the dark, or go out and look up at the stars and feel the nature. "

Reminder of the year, can be turned into daily action

Reporters found that, on the one hand, a lot of individuals and units will be an earth hour as an active participation in fashion, on the other hand, but ignore the daily low carbon life. Many office buildings in the "long light", household appliances all day in the standby state, the trash bags are still rampant, and so on. And last night, in the dim light of the building at the same time, the city's various types of electronic advertising big screen is still shining night, dazzling brilliance.

"We found that China public on environmental issues have a very high degree of recognition, and in the implementation of the action, 27% of respondents believe that environmental protection is a government thing, personal power is too small; many people in their daily behavior, without considering environmental factors. WWF (China) International Liaison Department Director Jing Hui said, "this year launched the 'green', I hope everyone is v guest from visible and easy to start a small action, environmental protection commitments into habits. "

Professor Zhu Xiaodong, director of the Department of Nanjing University, said this recognition. "Now the environment is so serious, and many people are still not aware of their own behavior. We also need to promote the public attention and really change their behavior through such kind of science popularization activities as "earth hour". "

"Nurturing environment-friendly behavior is a long-term process, the need for a full range of guidance. Provincial Academy of Social Sciences researcher at the Institute of sociology, Dr. Xu Qin said the south, the construction of ecological civilization is a systematic project, the need for government guidance, institutional constraints, public awareness and other multiple forces. "No Tobacco Day", "Car Free Day" is the ritual, may not engage in every day, but also necessary, "to push through some action, N and propaganda to promote the concept, establish the concept of environmental protection for people, and to the daily routine, and persistence, gradually to conscious action. "

2013/3/25 Author: Source: Xinhua Daily