At Green Cricket we are committed to help people live a greener lifestyle and to help raise issues of environmental concern. The Earth Hour movement, since its 2007 beginnings in Australia, has gained international acceptance and participation.

Last year, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour 2009. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future.

We want to give you some insight how our Green Cricket staff intend to spend Earth Hour, please read on…

Giselle & Bill: We will likely be playing aboard game with Jules by candlelight on our patio. Hopefully it’s nice weather and we’ll be able to see some stars in the city if enough people shut their lights off.

Susan: My kids and i will be spending Earth Hour playing a game by candlelight at home. They are both teenagers, and this is a refreshing break from facebook, twitter, X-Box and the other digital sinkholes that seem to occupy their non-school waking hours! We did this last year, and it was a wonderful time to emphasize to them the peace and tranquility that goes along with simple activities, with no need for electronics to entertain.  We need to be thankful for mother earth, and protect her while we can!

Katie: Earth Hour also equals bed time for my 2 young ones, so we’ll be doing bedtime stories by flashlight.  We got both solar and crank flashlights for Christmas, so we’ll be putting them to the test during our living room campout.

David: My plan is Candlelight yoga!

Peggy & Trevor: We are planning earth hour with Peggy’s family west of Toronto near Waterloo and are calling it “dark desserts” – coffee by candlelight… with chocolate of course too!….

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Now we would like to hear from you….please post how you will spend Earth Hour?…

Each year Earth Day is a bigger event….Why?

Earth Day is now observed on April 22 in 175 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit Earth Day Network, according to whom Earth Day is now the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a half billion people every year.  Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action which changes human behavior and provokes policy changes.

Founded in 1970, Earth Day is a driving force steering environmental citizenship and progressive action worldwide, around the world. Through Earth Day, activists connect change in local, national, and global policies. Earth Day’s international network reaches over 17,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the North American programs engage 5,000 groups and over 25,000 educators coordinating millions of community development and environmental protection activities throughout the year. It is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in Earth Day campaigns every year. 

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