ecobites

Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

The first Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007. More than 2.2 million people and numerous businesses turned their lights off for one hour. Global Earth Hour is growing every year with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Earth hour is also referred to as "Live Earth Hour" and "Earth Power Hour". Go Green and prevent global warming by participating in Earth Hour 2011.

The Earth Hour website has a variety of Earth Hour activities like the virtual light switch and the ability to create your own virtual lantern.

Earth Day is the most important event of the year for any company or organization to showcase green programs and products and connect with the community. With more than 31,000 people attending the 2010 event, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival is the signature, annual event for Southern California environmental organizations and businesses to profile their work.

Fairfield’s Earth Day Committee (FEDC) announces the theme for this year’s annual “green” celebration, which is scheduled for April 30, 2011 from 10-4 pm at Fairfield Warde High School on Melville Avenue. This year’s Earth Day event will feature an array of exhibitors from local residents and organizations to businesses that are leading and supporting green initiatives which are laying the ground work and creating a green infrastructure in Fairfield.

Green Columbus, the local nonprofit responsible for coordinating and mobilizing the largest volunteer turnout for Earth Day service projects in the country, has selected “Lighten Up” as the theme for Earth Day 2011. “Lighten Up” will be the fifth observance of Earth Day organized by Green Columbus (and the 41st observance globally). Last year‟s event, The Update, involved nearly 4,000 volunteers and 129 worksites across Central Ohio, the largest coordinated event of its kind in the country.