 | 27th March 2010
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Sunday, 30 May 2010 Earth Hour 2010 has rolled across Australia and the globe, once again bringing together hundreds of millions of people around the world in support for action on climate change, and promoting the need for long-term sustainability to Australians. A record number of countries took part in the now-global call for a more harmonious relationship between humans and nature. More than 4,300 cities and towns in 126 countries celebrated the event. In Australia, over 4,200 businesses, and 1,100 schools and universities registered their participation using our website. Stable Karting was one of over 44,000 sites who pledged to do "lights out" for Earth Hour. This year, more than ever supporters showed how globally connected we are by sharing their Earth Hour moments online. Originally started in Australia, icons switched off over 24-hours.
For the third year in a row, Stable Karting will again participate in the yearly global phenomenon "Earth Hour" Earth Hour has became the world's biggest mass participation event ever. The official Earth Hour shows just how big this phenomenon has become. This year, Earth Hour is on Saturday 27th March at 8:30 PM With less than six weeks to go, WWF-Australia is counting on businesses, organisations and community groups to sign-up and switch off! Throughout the world, people will turn off their lights for one hour to represent their concern and commitment to address climate change. By supporting Earth Hour, you are sending a powerful message that you care about climate change and you want others to care too. Getting involved is easy and is a great way to engage staff and stakeholders while taking your first step towards reducing your environmental footprint.
Originating in Sydney in 2007, the Earth Hour campaign has now gained global attention. As a result, millions of people in some of the world's major capital cities will unite and switch off for Earth Hour. Households, businesses and public buildings across the eastern seaboard of Australia and around the world will turn off their lights in a remarkable show of solidarity against the threat of global warming. In 2008, Canberra was one of the first of the six other Australian capital cities to pledge willingness to join in. Now our ranks include 17 other big cities and countless smaller communities in Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, the United States and Canada. It is estimated that two million people participated in earth hour in 2008, this year it will be tens of millions. Some critics have dismissed earth hour as a pointless stunt. What difference, they argue, will turning off the lights for one hour make? The power saved will be a drop in the ocean, that is the planet's insatiable appetite for energy and make no discernible impact on climate change. But the sceptics miss the point. A change of this magnitude required to tackle mankind's unsustainable demand for energy requires everyone to start re-thinking the way they live and their impact on the environment. One hour without the lights on or without the car or the TV or the air conditioning is, of course a token gesture. But doing so can and should be the first step to a longer-term re-evaluation of our individual, collective and corporate patterns of consumption. In Canberra, Earth Hour has the full backing of the Federal and ACT Governments, all the key business and industry associations, the biggest power company and an impressive line up of local enterprises. But, ultimately, the success and strength of Earth Hour rests with individuals like me and you. If enough of us recognise that fact on March 27, and in the little decisions we make about our use of energy in the days, months and years that follow, we change the world. Maybe even save it.
20 THINGS TO DO IN THE DARK 20 - Do nothing, just sit there. Pretend you're a potato waiting to be dug up. 19 - Go skinny dipping - you know you want to! 18 - Charge around the house in the dark as fast as you can for as long as you can. Whoever has the most bruises wins. 17 - Go night fishing, finally, you will have an excuse to come home without a catch. 16 - Thumb wrestle. 15 - Play flashlight tag - it's like paintball only painless. 14 - Learn Braille. 13 - Tell ghost stories. 12 - Play truth or dare. 11 - Pitch a tent in your backyard and go camping for the night, if you don't have a backyard, use someone else's. You might get arrested or you might make some new friends. Share your marshmallows 10 - Stargaze 9 - Run down the street naked - No one will see you anyway, all the lights are off. 8 - Meditate 7 - Play texture, taste and smell based guessing games. Make sure you play with some one that likes you. 6 - Take the dog for a walk. 5 - Toe Wrestle, bugger it, just wrestle. 4 - Toast marshmallows. 3 - Mums, have a relaxing glass of wine, while the kids and dad are setting up the tent. 2 - Work on your kart, Naaaa don't do that! 1 - Put on Barry White and, um, get an early night! If any of our customer's out there have any better ideas, we would love to hear them. | 
