[NEW UPDATE] Earth Hour 2013: Will You Join In?
Malaysians join the world in switching off non-essential lights for an hour, for the third year this 23 March 2013 in conjunction with the worldwide Earth Hour campaign by WWF. Are you in this year?
By Esther Chung — 22 Feb 2013, 11:41 AM — Updated almost 11 years ago
FAQ: I want to be a part of Earth Hour, where do I go? What do I do?
Hosted by celebrity Jojo Struys, participants will paddle around Queensbay Mall's perimeter with non-essential lights switched off. Register there & bring your own equipped bike.
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Palate Palette will be rewarding those who cycle to the venue with free flow calamansi mint drinks from 6:30pm - 9:30pm.
Go green, Malaysia!
Earth Hour on March 23 will see iconic buildings such as the Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower, as well as Pavilion, Fahrenheit 88 and Starhill power down.
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DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd will also be donating RM1 to WWF-Malaysia's conservation work for every Earth Hour "Live Green" pledge and survey submitted by Malaysians.
Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) will switch off all non-essential lights for one hour in its buildings and properties under its management for the Earth Hour 2013.
bernama.comGovernment had also approved the use of LED technology for new streetlights. However, since the initial cost is high, we will only look at changing lights on existing roads where necessary.
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Earth Hour 2013 Band Contest
The 5 finalist bands, which had garnered the most public votes in the contest to be held at Sunway Pyramid would perform on the March 23 Earth Hour programme.
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Many activities are in the line-up and among them is the first ever Earth Hour 2013 Band Contest which is aimed at building environmental awareness through music.
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Malaysia joining Earth Hour again!
WWF-Malaysia CEO hoped, this year would see an increases in participation, especially among business communities and the younger generation.
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The switching off of non-essential lights will begin at 8.30pm, WWF-Malaysia executive director and chief executive officer said Friday.
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Malaysia akan menyertai komuniti dunia dalam program Earth Hour pada 23 Mac ini bagi menunjukkan sokongan terhadap inisiatif pemanasan global dan perubahan iklim.
kosmo.com.myDisadvantages of Earth Hour
Setelah cukup tempoh satu jam Earth Hour tersebut, semua orang pasti akan membuka kembali suis lampu mereka serentak. Ini akan menyebabkan penggunaan tenaga elektrik naik secara mendadak, menyebabkan beban kepada janakuasa meningkat secara drastik.
Earth Hour campaign
Hundreds of millions of people around the world turn off their lights for one hour on the same night, to focus on the one thing that unites us all—our planet.
Earth Hour is a global movement uniting people to protect the planet.
Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized annually, encouraging everyone to turn off their non-essential lights for 1 hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.
WWF-Australia inspired Sydney-siders to show their support for climate change action in the first ever Earth Hour event.