EarthHour is coming up on Saturday -- hope you'll participate. Here is text of the proclamation of Michael Koplinka-Loehr, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature:
PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the first Earth Hour took place in March 2007 in Sydney, Australia, with more than 2.2 million people participating in an effort that darkened such iconic structures as the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge and resulted in a ten percent drop in energy dosage – double what had been predicted, and WHEREAS, on Saturday, March 29, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., many cities and countless individuals worldwide will turn off the lights for one hour as part of a global event symbolizing support for action on climate change, NOW THEREFORE, I, Michael Koplinka-Loehr, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, do hereby proclaim the hour of 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on March 29, 2008 as: Earth Hour in Tompkins County and urge all residents, businesses, institutions, and governments to participate in this symbolic act to demonstrate support of combating climate change, the gravest threat our planet has faced. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause to be affixed the great seal of the County of Tompkins this 19th day of March, 2008. ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-279-6618 (cell) 1 Maple Avenue Lansing, NY 14882 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sustainable Tompkins Program Coordinator w_ww.sustainabletompkins.org_ (http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/) Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities Regional Coordinator Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850 [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
