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earthhour 2008

As part of the commitment to a sustainable future, all QPSU members, as well as their friends and families are encouraged to participate in Earth Hour.

On Saturday 29th of March at 8pm everyone is asked to turn off all their lights and switch all their appliances off at the wall for an hour to reduce our cities’ carbon emissions by 5%.

Earth Hour 2008 will send a powerful message to the world: when many individuals take action against global warming they have a powerful collective effect.

The longer tem goal is for each of us to reduce our carbon emissions by 5% annually, just by minimising energy waste.

All QPSU members have already received a flyer asking them to register online at www.earthhour.org.

When you register, send the email (see the link to the right) around to your workplace to introduce yourself as the local climate hero, and encouraging people to register for Earth Hour.

Send us an email at climate@qpsu.org.au when you know how many of your workmates will be participating - it will be great if we can get over 5,000 members turning off for Earth Hour 2008.

Our union alone can make a huge difference.

For information on how to host an Earth Hour "event" or to find businesses supporting Earth Hour visit the website - www.earthhour.org.