During this time, cities around the world will turn off their lights for one hour to show that it's possible to take action on global warming.

Did you know Earth Hour is the single, largest, symbolic mass participation event in the world?  Earth Hour started as a way to engage people to take action on climate change. People in 7,001 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories switch lights off for an hour to show their concern for the environment!

Here at Humber, we're asking students and staff to 'switch off' on March 23 at 8:30 p.m. On Humber campuses during Earth Hour, many lights will be turned off in our buildings and parking lots at North and Lakeshore Campuses, including Student Residences.  Earth Hour is about much more than saving energy for one hour, it's about changing our relationship with energy for the entire year.  Humber is continuously finding new ways to reduce our energy use.  Check out the Buildings and Grounds page under Topics to see what we've been up to!

As always, please make sure you turn lights, computers and equipment off when you leave on Friday.  We also invite your feedback on what else Humber can do to reduce energy use in our workplace. Send your ideas or questions to sustainability@humber.ca

More information about the global Earth Hour event can be found at www.earthhour.org

For more information, please contact:

Lindsay Walker
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext. 5829
Email: sustainability@humber.ca