Earth Hour

Letters to the Editor, March 3, 2013

3 Mar 2013

I was interested to read Dr Robert Hanson's letter ("'Green' light bulbs really a health hazard", February 22), replying to my letter ("Offer rewards for light-bulb recycling", February 17)....

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Schools take a stand for nature

3 Apr 2012

Twelve international schools came together to form School Earth Day to support this year's Earth Hour organised by WWF. These schools, which belong to the Hong Kong EcoSchool Network, all turned...

Earth Hour turn-off campaign proves a huge turn-on for students

29 Mar 2012

Schools and universities in Hong Kong have been busy teaching students the importance of energy conservation to mark Saturday's Earth Hour at 8.30pm.

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Shoot out the lights

WWF's Earth Hour is a global environmental initiative, in which people pledge to turn off their non-essential electricity for one hour. This year at least 1,672 cities have agreed to participate,...

Sydney will go dark for the environment this Saturday

What is going to happen?

Lights and other electrical devices will be switched off for an hour as part of a campaign called Earth Hour.

Where will the event take place?...