Earth Hour Planetarium Negara

[redzuan]

Disini saya ingin berkongsi beberapa gambar dari program Earth Hour di Planetarium Negara pada 26 Mac lalu.

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[mymoon]

Quite a good turnout considering the competition at Dataran. Pity the sky is not helpful. Next year spread the target group wider and with more activities.

Cheers

[IZgazer]

Assalamualaikum...

Sorry, off topic jap.

Apa significant earth hour di Malaysia ni, power plant kita pun bukannya dari arang batu, tapi hydroelectric, tak banyak menghasilkan carbon pun. 

Tapi ironiknya, orang2 kita bila sambut earth hour, diorang pegi berjalan2 di bandar2 terlibat dengan "kenderaan berkuasa fosil".

Rasanya, macam makin banyak carbon emission pulak bila earth hour ni.

[haldafluke]

The dots are connected if you read through thoroughly.

Quoted from the EarthHour FAQ

1. What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is a global grass-roots movement encouraging individuals, businesses and governments around the world to take positive actions for the environment, and celebrating their commitment to the planet by switching off their lights for one designated hour.

Earth Hour 2011 aims to show the actions that people, businesses and governments world-wide are taking to reduce their environmental impact. Thereby establishing and encouraging others to join an interconnected global community engaged in dialogue and resource sharing that generates real solutions to environmental challenges.

The highlight of Earth Hour 2011 will see the world’s most iconic landmarks go dark for one designated hour, as hundreds of millions of people transcend race, religion, culture, society, generation and geography, switching off their lights in a global celebration of their commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all – the planet.

2. When does Earth Hour take place?

Earth Hour 2011 will be held on Saturday March 26 between 8.30PM and 9.30PM in your local time zone.

3. What does Earth Hour ask people to do?

Earth Hour encourages individuals, businesses and governments to show leadership on environmental solutions through their actions, to use Earth Hour as a platform to showcase to the world what measures they are taking to reduce their environmental impact.

Earth Hour asks everyone to take personal accountability for their impact on the planet and make behavioural changes to facilitate a sustainable lifestyle.

Taking the first step is as easy as turning off your lights. By switching off your lights for Earth Hour you are acknowledging and celebrating your commitment to do something more for the planet that goes beyond the hour.

Tidak bermaksud negara yang banyak menggunakan janakuasa elektrik hidro tidak perlu menyokong saranan Earth Hour. Ini hanyalah langkah kecil untuk permulaan kearah saranan yang lebih memberi kecenderungan terhadap Mesra Alam dalam kehidupan seharian kita.

Masih belum dapat menyambung titik2 tersebut?

[IZgazer]

Assalamualaikum...

So basically, earth hour is not a cure or prevention program. But instead, the purpose is to increase awarness, gitu?

Wonder how effective it is?

Banyak orang salah paham pulak dengan earth hour ni. Mereka ingat, cara mengurangkan carbon emission adalah dengan mengurangkan penggunaan eletrik. Awarness dah ada, tapi satu misleading perception pulak yang terbentuk.

Tertanya2 jugak, kenapa mereka tak menganjurkan sesuatu yang lebih significant. Macam, car pooling day ke, tree planting ke.

[redzuan]

Lupa plak nak bg tahu, sedar tak sedar, Malaysia sebenarnya masih banyak bergantung kepada Arang Batu untuk tenaga elektrik. Ramai member kat TNB, sbb tu tahu. Sbb tu jg time Australia banjir, Malaysia risau jika harga bekalan letrik naik. Sbb Australia merupakan salah satu pembekal utama arang batu untuk Malaysia. Last2 kita beli sket dari Indonesia untuk tampung kekurangan tu.

Berbalik kepada Earth Hour. Ya, benar. Earth Hour merupakan satu program untuk menyatukan rakyat sedunia untuk sama-sama menjaga Bumi kita.  Target utamanya adalah untuk satu penyelesaian jangka panjang. Salah satu cara adalah Kyoto Protokol. Dan ada byk inisiatif lain (Since you have access to the internet, put it to good use by looking up these info). As a person, try to do the best that we can to help.

p/s: you cant cure the pollution accumulated over years by turning the lights off for 1 hour/year. It is more as a show of sign for support.  So do your part and support in ways you can!

[IZgazer]

Assalamualaikum..

Malaysia sebenarnya masih banyak bergantung kepada Arang Batu untuk tenaga elektrik

Yes, that's right. I got my facts wrong before about the majority of power plant in Malaysia are hydroelectric.
Sebenarnya tidak kurang dari 32 janakuasa di Malaysia yang dijana arang batu dan minyak.

Thanks, now back to original topic.