{"id":5694,"date":"2016-03-11T15:59:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/?p=5694"},"modified":"2016-03-11T16:04:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:04:47","slug":"earth-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/2016\/03\/11\/earth-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>East Renfrewshire Council celebrates WWF\u2019s Earth Hour <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Saturday<\/strong> <strong>19 March 2016, at 8.30pm<\/strong> East Renfrewshire Council and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\/thinkgreen\"><u>\u2018Think Green\u2019<\/u><\/a> will join millions across the world to celebrate WWF\u2019s Earth Hour and switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the future of our brilliant planet<\/p>\n<p>By joining the global celebration, East Renfrewshire Council and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\/thinkgreen\"><u>\u2018Think Green\u2019<\/u><\/a>\u00a0 will take part in a symbolic moment, not designed to have impact through an hour of energy saving, but to help put a spotlight on the issues facing the planet and to remind us that, together, we have the power to make change happen.<\/p>\n<p>The future of our planet is at risk, particularly from the effects of climate change. Many of the world\u2019s most threatened species like tigers and orang-utans live in areas that will be severely affected by climate change. For many, WWF\u2019s Earth Hour is a chance to show they care about our brilliant planet and is the first step to helping to protect its future.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the global event, we will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Switching off non-essential lights at <strong>8.30pm, Saturday 19 March<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The Clarkston Tree in front of the Library, Clarkston.<\/li>\n<li>The floodlight at the Cenotaph in Mearns Cross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Encouraging residents of East Renfrewshire to do the same via our Social Media channels.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Request an Earth Hour \u2018Selfie\u2019 from residents to be sent to our Facebook and Twitter Channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Organising a \u2018Switch-Off for Earth Hour\u2019 campaign across our council estate and schools.\u00a0 For the week running up to earth hour and beyond, we have developed a campaign to remind everyone to switch off lights, appliances, chargers, screens and computers, when leaving their home or work.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Distributing Earth Hour and campaign posters and materials to all council buildings and request that they place them in their staff rooms, class rooms and foyers.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jennifer Clements, spokesperson for WWF-UK, said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that East Renfrewshire Council and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\/thinkgreen\"><u>\u2018Think Green\u2019<\/u><\/a> will be taking part in WWF\u2019s Earth Hour this year and hope that they\u2019ll inspire many others to get involved. By taking one simple step to switch off, WWF\u2019s Earth Hour is a chance for all of us to come together and send out a global message about protecting our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the last decade, WWF\u2019s Earth Hour\u2019s unique display of darkness has become a global phenomenon with hundreds of millions of individuals coming together each year. In 2015, a record-breaking 172 countries and some of world\u2019s most famous buildings including Big Ben, Hong Kong\u2019s skyline and the Sydney Harbour Bridge joined the global celebration. In the UK alone, over 10 million people took part, along with over 4,800 schools, 200 landmarks and thousands of businesses and organisations<\/p>\n<p>Everyone can join the celebration for WWF\u2019s Earth Hour on Saturday 19 March 2016. For more information and to sign up please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwf.org.uk\/earthhour\"><strong><u>wwf.org.uk\/earthhour<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/files\/2016\/03\/earth-hour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5695\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/files\/2016\/03\/earth-hour-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"earth hour\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Renfrewshire Council celebrates WWF\u2019s Earth Hour On Saturday 19 March 2016, at 8.30pm East Renfrewshire Council and \u2018Think Green\u2019 will join millions across the world to celebrate WWF\u2019s Earth Hour and switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the future of our brilliant planet By joining the global celebration, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/2016\/03\/11\/earth-hour\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Earth Hour<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2429,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5037,11],"tags":[11811],"class_list":["post-5694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-citizenship","category-latest-news","tag-earth-hour"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5694"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5698,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5694\/revisions\/5698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}