Angel de la Independencia
Rodolfo Perez
By Fatima Valadez
Less than a month away from this month’s Earth Day, Earth Hour on 2013 was on Saturday March 23 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. By shutting off their lights for one hour, participants world wide worked to save electricity.
“I think it’s good to do earth hour, because it saves energy light and it’s a good thing to do”, Montse Delgadillo, sophomore, said.
The event encouraged participants to turn off all their lights, televisions, computers and other technology devices. Some even used only candles.
Vietnam saved 401 MW of power , it is equivalent to 28,800 USD by switching off lights during the 2013 earth hour.
“According to statistics, I read that turning off the lights for one you can save millions of dollars. In my opinion, this money can be used for charity, school supplies and other beneficial necessities”, Javier Briseno, sophomore, said.
While the plan of earth hour is only for one hour, some people did it throughout the night.
“The people who do earth hour are smart, because it helps the earth live longer and if the earth lives longer, humans live longer too”, Cory Calvo, freshman, said.\
The World Wildlife Fund who founded the event have several other year-round ways people can help the earth.
Jessica Alba, actress and co-founder of The Honest Company, was the Earth Hour 2013 Ambassador. She and her family brand will support the cause “I Will If You Will ” challenge. This allows people to create and participate in earth-friendly challenges and post them socially through Earth Hour Global channel on YouTube. Alba is willing to let kids dress her for the day if 10,000 people switch to non-toxic eco-friendly products.
The next Earth Hour will be March 29, 2014 from 8:30-9:30 p.m.
