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: Hello, Foster. Where are you off to ?

: Hello, Connealius. Im going for a meeting at the WWF local chapter.

We want to discuss our Plans for Earth Day and Earth Hour.

: Oh, good! I am very curious about Earth Day and Earth Hour.Can I ask

you some questions? Before you leaving for a meeting.

: Sure ! Fire away !

:Firstly, when was Earth Day and Earth Hour first thought of ?

:In 2004, WWF Australia mooted the idea to take climate change

mainstream. In 2005, to instil hope and personal responsibility for thefuture of our planet, WWF Australia came up with the slogan The Big

Flick which was renamed Earth Hour.

:I see , so, when was Earth Hour inaugurated?

:On 31st March 2007, Earth Hour was inaugurated in Sydney Australia

from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Sydney residents and businesses participated

by flicking off their lights for one hour to take a stand against climatechange.

: Another question is, How did other countries become involved in Earth

Hour, Besides, Australia ? I am very curious .

: In 2008, the plan was to take Earth Hour to the rest of Australia. But by

then Toronto, Canada, had signed up. It wasnt long before 35 countries

and almost 400 cities and towns were part of the event . With the

invitation to switch off extended to everyone, Earth Hour quickly

became an annual global event to save the earth from global warming.

: I see and obviously, Its scheduled on the last Saturday of March every

year to coincide with the equinox or a time of the year at which the sun

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crosses the equator and when day and night are equal length. Since then,

people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to

support the largest environmental event in history, Earth Hour. Do you

agree with that? because I search this information from the internetyesterday for my assignment.

: Absolutely!

: So, what happened in 2011?

: In 2011, Earth Hour saw millions of people across 135 countries switch

off lights for an hour. It also marked the start of going Beyond the Hour

where the global community is committed to create a more sustainableplanet.

: What are the plans for 2012 ?

: Earth Hour 2012 will be held on Saturday March 31st from 8.30 pm to

9.30 pm. Wherever you are in the world. Check website earthhour.org to

find out whats in store. Earth Hour is organized by the World Wide Fund

(WWF). WWFs mission is to stop the degradation of the Earths naturalenvironment and build a future where people live harmony with nature.

: In other circumstances, Earth Hour is a great event to stop the Global

Warming and thank you for your cooperation, hopefully all the

conversation just now can help me to finish my assignment.

: Youre welcome.

: We have to be involved in sustaining the environment for a bettertomorrow. Do you agree with me? Can I join WWF-Malaysia?

:To both questions, yes! Welcome aboard!