MARCH 29th THE EARTH HOUR

A DAY TO REFLECT ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PLANET

By Raúl Viñas 

Forests, oceans, glaciers and mountains, deserts, parks, gardens and lakes, all of them have their own life, biodiversity and even their own soul, according to some. All of them are unique and irreplaceable. Every single day, all of us admire what nature has created, perfect places we find all over the world where we would like to be. Nowadays it’s impossible for us to visit them, but we would like to travel there sometime in the future. However,  we fear that in a few years all those incredible places may disappear and with them, all the animals living there, and its exotic vegetation. 

Will we be able to enjoy them in real life, or will we have   to know about them in books and pictures?

Even though we know it is happening, experts and scientists have shown evidence, and insisted on emphasizing there’s a last opportunity to stop it, we insist on pursuing this disaster. And why? Just because of “money”.

However not everything is going in a bad direction, there are people, hundreds of thousands of people, who are using their power to change our future, and our environment. One of the actions they are supporting is, just turning off the light for one hour, it is called the Earth Hour.

This year, it was on 28^th March 8:30 PM local time and 172 countries worldwide took part in the biggest celebration of the planet in the world. We met in our town, San Cristóbal of La Laguna, in the Concepción Tower, and  the lights were turned off in some of the official buildings of the area. It was a great experience of sharing and empowering people to take action. Next time, it is going to be the 10^th Anniversary of Earth Hour. 

Will you use your power?

Earth Hour 2015 Official Video

As Barack Obama has said, we are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change, and the last generation that can do something about it.

And you?  Do you know any other way to save our world?

Watch this video. It is really interesting