Earth Hour 2010 – help spread the word

By: Jadis Tillery / @JadisTillery

Earth Hour 2010, WWF’s global event — which sees people, businesses and iconic buildings around the world switch off their lights for an hour each at 8.30pm local time — is coming up again this Saturday, March 27th.

Last year Earth Hour saw hundreds of millions of people across 3,000 cities and towns in 83 countries participate.

Participating is as easy as signing up and switching off for an hour to send a clear message to the world’s governments that climate change needs to be addressed urgently. If you have a Twitter account or are on Facebook you can spread the word about Earth Hour in your status and you can ask your friends, family and colleagues to get involved too.

If you’re keen to do a bit more there are a number of ideas and online resources for you to use, including:

* The new Earth Hour UK & Ireland County Signup Challenge which pits county against county to see which part of the British Isles has the most people signed up.

* A nifty light-switch widget for your blog.

* Try your hand at light-writing.

* Take photos or videos showing how you spent Earth Hour and share them with WWF.

And if none of those takes your fancy then there are loads of other ways to show your support and take part.

Every contribution, no matter how small you think it might be (even re-tweeting this post would help!), is important, so please help us and show your support.

The more signups we get, the more we can show governments around the world how seriously their people now consider climate change to be, and how loud their voice is on this urgent issue.

WWF’s Earth Hour