※ [本文转录自 Gossiping 看板] 作者: fjula (辅大啦) 站内: Gossiping 标题: 熄灯一小时：全球都会区响应「地球时刻」 时间: Tue Mar 25 23:06:26 2008 http://e-info.org.tw/node/31340 熄灯一小时：全球都会区响应「地球时刻」 教育宣导 | 能源节约 | 国际新闻 文头: 摘译自2008年03月21日ENS澳洲，雪梨报导；游佩绮编译；蔡丽伶审校 内文: 为响应「地球时刻」（Earth Hour）活动，3月29日礼拜六在各地当地时间晚间8点到9点 ，成千上百万盏灯光将熄灭一个小时。而这一个小时的熄灯活动将传递出强而有力的讯息 ，让全世界都知道减少全球暖化有多麽重要，以及有多少人关心这个问题并且采取了行动 。 「地球时刻」所诉求的是一个每个人都可以做得到，非常简单的改变。这个活动由全球保 育组织－世界自然基金会（WWF）所发起，由澳洲在2007年3月31日率先举行。当时，「地 球时刻」活动号召了雪梨市220万人民以及2100个企业熄灯一个小时。 众志成城的努力使雪梨市在一个小时之间减少了10.2%的能源消耗，相当於4万8000辆车停 驶一个小时的效果。 雪梨的大地标如雪梨海港大桥（Harbour Bridge）和雪梨歌剧院（Opera House）等也都 熄灯一小时；此外，像一些单一事件如婚礼等也都使用烛光代替灯光，这些活动引起世界 各地的注意。 今年，「地球时刻」也逐渐获得全球响应。 「地球时刻」活动总监李德利（Andy Ridley）表示，「在整个城市的天际线，世界最具 指标性的建筑物和住家共同进行熄灯活动，是一个需高度计算且精密复杂的过程，而且必 须考虑到相当的安全性。」 他进一步指出，「也由於各地的政府机构、企业组织和居民住户都乐烈参与，响应关灯一 小时，使『地球时刻』成为一个非常独特的活动。只要我们一起协同合作，住户加上世界 着名地标的力量，将能够发挥重要影响力，以对抗气候变迁。」 世界自然基金会执行长李普（James Leape）也表示，「作为世界自然基金会此一国际网 络的代表，我想要赞扬并感谢响应此次活动的一些指标性大城市的市长及官员们，这些城 市在支持这个独特的全球活动中扮演了一个领航的角色，并且展现出其对於对抗气候变迁 的承诺。」李普赞扬所有签署加入「地球时刻」熄灯活动的城市市长们。 这些指标性城市包括了亚特兰大、旧金山、凤凰城、曼谷、渥太华、温哥华、蒙特娄、都 柏林、雪梨、伯斯、墨尔本、坎培拉、布利斯班市、阿德莱德、哥本哈根、奥胡斯、阿尔 堡、欧登斯、马尼拉、苏瓦、芝加哥、特拉维夫、多伦多、基督城。这些城市在3月29日 礼拜六当地时间8点都将熄灯响应「地球时刻」活动。 Heading: One Hour of Darkness: Earth Hour Goes Global Authorship: SYDNEY, Australia, March 21, 2008 (ENS) English Content: On Saturday, March 29, from 8 to 9 in the evening local time, hundreds of thousands of lights around the world will go dark for Earth Hour. The one hour event is intended to send a powerful message around the world about how important it is to reduce global warming and how many people care enough to take action. Earth Hour is all about the simple changes everyone can make. Run by WWF, the global conservation organization, Earth Hour was initiated in Australia on March 31, 2007. Earth Hour moved 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses in Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour. This collective effort reduced the city's energy consumption by 10.2 percent for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for an hour. With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. This year Earth Hour is going global. Andy Ridley, executive director for Earth Hour said, "Powering down a city's skyline and some of the world's most iconic structures and premier properties is a highly calculated and intricate process, and allowances need to be made to account for safety." "What makes Earth Hour a unique event is that it brings together governments, business and householders who all play a part in switching off the lights. Working together, individual households alongside the world's most magnificent iconic landmarks can make an impact in the fight against climate change," Ridley said. "On behalf of the WWF International network, I want to commend and thank the mayors and officials in our flagship cities for playing a leadership role in supporting this unique global event and demonstrating their commitment to fighting climate change," says WWF Director General James Leape, praising mayors in the all the cities that have signed up to go dark for Earth Hour. Some of the Earth Hour flagship cities are - Atlanta, San Francisco, Phoenix, Bangkok, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Dublin, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Manila, Suva, Chicago, Tel Aviv, Toronto and Christchurch. They all will switch off for Earth Hour on Saturday March 29, at 8 pm local time. -- Mountain Landscape Architecture the record of Taiwan Marriage Triathlon http://www.wretch.cc/album/landscape --

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