Earth Hour 2010 from PaPoGris-Paris

EARTH HOUR IN PARIS 2010

5 656 245 supporters at 10:45 am [Paris time].

More than 4000 cities, towns and municipalities have now confirmed
their participation this year, across 125 countries and territories.

• Earth Hour has kicked off in spectacular fashion with the Chatham Islands, located
800 kilometres of the coast of New Zealand, becoming the first of 125 countries and
regions to switch off their lights for Earth Hour (20:30 local time, 6:45GMT, +13:45 UTC).
• This year 125 countries and regions across all seven continents will take part in Earth
Hour.
• More than 4000 cities, towns and municipalities will unite around the world to switch
off and show their commitment for action on climate change.
• 1387 icons and landmarks will switch off for Earth Hour.
• Earth Hour has reached more than 6 million online social network friends.
• Thousands of Earth Hour videos are being viewed around the world with the official
Earth Hour 2010 video currently being viewed approximately every 4 seconds at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclcMfzjwug
• Earth Hour is one of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter worldwide.
• The term ‘Earth Hour’ has appeared online more than 30 million times in the past
24 hours.


You too, switch off the light, breathe with the earth.


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In Paris, the Eiffel Tower switches off its lights for the Earth Hour.
[Count down with French Minister of State Jean-Yves Borloo, Environment
Minister Chantal Jouanno, WWF International Director General James Leape
and WWF France CEO Serge Orru].
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Copenhagen Summit, the Biggest Deal

Climate change global editorial
on 56 newspaper front pages,
from 45 countries,
in 20 different languages.

"'Fourteen days to seal
history's judgment
on this generation"

* The Project
* Global Guardian's editorial

"Newspapers have never done anything like this before - but they have never
had to cover a story like this before." (Alan Rusbridger, Guardian editor-in-chief).
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- ASIA: 16 PAPERS/13 COUNTRIES and REGIONS

Economic Observer, China Chinese, Southern Metropolitan, China Chinese,

CommonWealth Magazine, Taiwan English, Joongang Ilbo, South Korea

Korean, Tuoitre, Vietnam Vietnamese, Brunei Times, Brunei English,

Jakarta Globe, Indonesia English, Cambodia Daily, Cambodia English,

The Hindu, India English, The Daily Star, Bangladesh English, The News,

Pakistan English, Daily Times, Pakistan English, Gulf News, Dubai English,

An Nahar, Lebanon Arabic, Gulf Times, Qatar English, Maariv, Israel Hebrew.

- EUROPE – 20 PAPERS/17 COUNTRIES

Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany German, Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland Polish,

Der Standard, Austria German, Delo, Slovenia Slovene, Vecer, Slovenia

Slovene, Dagbladet Information, Denmark Danish, Politiken, Denmark

Danish, Dagbladet, Norway Norwegian, The Guardian, UK English,

Le Monde, France French, Libération, France French, La Repubblica, Italy

Italian, El Pais, Spain Spanish, De Volkskrant, Netherlands Dutch,

Kathimerini, Greece Greek, Publico, Portugal Portuguese, Hurriyet, Turkey

Turkish, Novaya Gazeta, Russia Russian, Irish Times, Ireland English,

Le Temps, Switzerland French.

- AFRICA - 11 PAPERS/8 COUNTRIES

The Star, Kenya English, Daily Monitor, Uganda English, The New Vision,

Uganda English, Zimbabwe Independent, Zimbabwe English, The New Times,

Rwanda English, The Citizen, Tanzania English, Al Shorouk, Egypt Arabic,

Botswana Guardian, Botswana English, Mail & Guardian, South Africa

English, Business Day, South Africa English, Cape Argus, South Africa

English.

- NORTH and CENTRAL AMERICA - 6 PAPERS/5 COUNTRIES

Toronto Star, Canada English, Miami Herald, USA English, El Nuevo Herald,

USA Spanish, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica English, La Brujula Semanal,

Nicaragua Spanish, El Universal, Mexico Spanish.

- SOUTH AMERICA – 3 PAPERS/2 COUNTRIES

Zero Hora, Brazil Portuguese, Diario Catarinense, Brazil Portuguese,

Diario Clarin, Argentina Spanish.

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- and G@ttoGialloNews, (Europe #57)...

with his personal message to Copenhagen :
"Turn the gas taps off, this time" !

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Don't forget Earth Hour 2009...

... on Saturday, March the 28th
... between 8:30 and 9:30 pm

>>>
Switch off your lights and light a candle !
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Earth Hour 2008, 8pm Local Time

Aalborg - Aarhus - Adelaide - Atlanta - Bangkok - Bogota - Brisbane -
Canberra - Chicago - Christchurch - Copenhagen - Darwin - Dublin -
Hobart - Manila - Melbourne - Montreal - Odense - Ottawa - Perth -
Phoenix - San Francisco - Santa Cruz - Suva and Lautoka - Sydney -
Tel Aviv - Toronto - Vancouver...

... but not Paris !

(I'm sorry, but some people will do their best).
We can give a twist to our bad habits from now on.
So just let's do it.
Because we can.
Because switching off the lights for one hour, one day, isn't going to solve
the challenge presented by climate change...

Greenpeace did something in Paris, see Changing Life...


The way we use the planet's resources makes up our ecological footprint.
Check yours here !


Sydney first took action last year on climate change.


(starrdreams)

The British Antarctic Survey says an ice shelf is breaking off the Antarctic peninsula
because of global warming.



And...
Last but not Least...




Phosphorescent Pasta !
for a romantic dinner at home,
in the dark.


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Traitement des ordures à l'Italienne.

Prodi : "L'emergenza rifiuti è una vergogna..."

Mais entretemps un autre ferry-poubelle est parti pour Olbia (Sardaigne) où l'accueil sera
sans doute aussi chaleureux qu'à Cagliari et un autre chargement est prévu vers la Sicile.
A Cagliari, les opposants à ce type de livraison ont assiège toute la nuit la villa du président
de la Région autonome sarde, Renato Soru, qui affirme ne pas avoir eu peur.
Je suppose toutefois qu'il a eu chaud...

(sebastiangring)
Sightseeing tour in Naples or "see Naples and die".

(servantes07)
An attractive idea: visit Naples by night !

Poubelles en partance pour une croisière sans escales.

(alexerra)
Accueil à Cagliari, par une foule en liesse, des camions fraîchement débarqué du ferry.

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Another Wall, LE MUR... in G@ttoGiallo's Fief

LE MUR, in extenso : Modulable, Urbain et Réactif.

Le Mur sur MySpace
(more info)
Various artists express their talent on that 3x8m free space since the City Hall accepted the project. TomTom, l'Atlas, Alexone and Vast were among the first ones to expose their work in this welcoming little green spot close to the Café Charbon - Oberkampf/Saint-Maur corner.

Swoon (#22) - november 10th

Epsylon Point (#21) - november 4th

C 215 (#20) - october 20th

(Bonaventure75)

*
Tomorrow
november 25th
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Burma breaking News...

Myanmar Monks peacefully protest again in
Pakoukku Town, near Mandalay.
It was the same town where protests started
and sparked the nation wide protests.


About 200 monks peacefully marched and
chanted in the morning today.

When seeking news, look here.

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le temps est clément et il ne pleut pas

Ici, c'est déjà moins drôle, c'est pourtant une chambre à coucher.

Il y a pire, mais pas au centre de nos villes,
car nous jetons un voile pudique
sur ce qui pourrait troubler nos consciences.

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History repeats, Humans do not learn...

Reporters without Borders and the Burma Media Association reported that the government cut off all Internet access in the country on Friday morning and they said that all Internet cafes in the country also have been closed... (YahooNews).

Nobel Laureates statement against situation in Myanmar

Dr Chee Soon Juan's one-man protest at the Istana, Singapore.

Singapore's Dirty List... but what about Europe's & America's ?

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