Nelson Hydro encourages residents to participate in Earth Hour 2014
Nelson Hydro is joining the rest of the world in encouraging the public to participate in Earth Hour 2014.
From 8:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday (March 29) families and businesses across the region are urged to join millions of people around the world to switch off, unplug and shutdown non-essential lights for one hour as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.
Nelson Hydro is offering residents the opportunity to “be a local champion” by pledging participation in Earth Hour. The pledge could earn a local charity $1000 from Nelson Hydro.
Participants can go to the City of Nelson website and click on “I will reduce my energy consumption on March 29, 2014 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.”
One of the pledges will be randomly selected to choose a registered, local — within Nelson Hydro service area — non-profit society or charity of their choice to receive $1000.
Earth Hour, organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), got its big start with a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.
The movement has grown to include more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide, and the one-hour event continues to remain the key driver of the now larger movement.