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By SHANNON MEHNER - editorial@nwherald.com Lights go out tonight for Earth Hour At 8:30 p.m. today, residents and businesses across McHenry County will switch off their lights for the third annual Earth Hour: 60 minutes of voluntary darkness to conserve energy and illuminate the issue of climate change.
McHenry County participants, along with the Illinois government, the Empire State Building, actor Edward Norton, basketball player Steve Nash, and millions of people and organizations around the globe, will shut off their lights at 8:30 p.m. in their respective time zones as a worldwide "call for action on climate change," ComEd Vice President Val Jensen said.
By shutting off lights around the world, individuals can come together to voice their concern about global warming and urge others to take notice, he said.
This year's event, which is sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund and ComEd, is supposed to be the "largest public demonstration in history," said Leslie Aun, the World Wildlife Fund's vice president for public relations and the managing director for Earth Hour U.S. 2010.
"How many Saturday nights do you get to make history?" she said.
More than 115 countries and 25 states officially are slated to participate, with 45 national monuments flipping the switch, including Chicago's Willis Tower.
But the event is really for "ordinary families and communities," Aun said.
Cary resident Debra Kukulski, a local Realtor, has powered down for the past three years and has been busy encouraging friends, family and clients to participate. During Earth Hour, she shuts off all of her electronics, invites her friends over, and uses candles for light, she said.
"I think it's just a really easy and fun way to show support that is not inconvenient in any way," she said.
Last year Kukulski and her guests kept the lights off longer than the designated hour because it was so fun, she said.
Other McHenry County participants this year include local government offices, businesses and schools.
Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen will be serving dinner by candlelight, and McHenry County Goddard Schools had environmental awareness activities all week, culminating in an Earth Hour celebration Friday that involved a flashlight talent show and a giant foam board light switch.
The events have made a big impact on the preschoolers' environmental awareness, said Michele Clark, owner of the Lake in the Hills Goddard School.
"The kids are telling on their parents," she said, adding that one came to school and tattled on her mom for throwing her gum out the window.
Earth Hour may be a "largely symbolic" call for action on climate change but can have a big effect on people's attitudes toward conservation and the environment, Jensen said.
"What we are really hoping will happen is people will take this opportunity to think about things they can do every other hour and every other day to have a positive impact," he said.
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If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me.
It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them.
My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
Can you turn off your lights for just one hour for the good of our planet?
Hey, I just signed up on the newEarth Hour website for 2010 and I thought you might like to take a look and possibly sign up, too.
Earth Hour is on March 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm, and it looks like it's going to be THE BIGGEST EVER.
As of today: 92 countries are now participating in Earth Hour, making this the largest call to action against climate change in history. 366105 people have signed up so far to participate in North America. 5632376 Wordwide Supporters! 2775 in Crystal Lake and Cary, IL!
On Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 8:30 pm, Debra Kukulski of RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest will take part in Earth Hour—the world’s largest global climate change event.
By simply turning out all non-essential lighting for one hour in my office and home, I will join tens of millions of concerned citizens throughout the world in calling for action to save our planet for future generations.
On Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 8:30 p.m. local time, I am taking part in Earth Hour—an event led by World Wildlife Fund in which millions of people around the world will unite by turning out their lights for one hour to make a bold statement of concern about our planet and climate change.
Earth Hour started three years ago in Sydney, Australia and is now the largest event of its kind in the world. Nearly one billion people from 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents participated last year and, with your help, Earth Hour 2010 can be even bigger.
During Earth Hour, international landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower and Great Pyramids have gone dark alongside the city skylines of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv and more. To see it for yourself, check out this video:
But Earth Hour isn’t just for national landmarks and big cities—anyone can participate, whether it be individuals like you and me or schools, businesses, organizations, and our state and local governments. I hope you will join me for this amazing event and help send a message that the time for action on climate change is now. To sign up and start spreading the word, visit https://www.myearthhour.org/home?invite=awok6tCmmw.
Please help me spread the word. Let’s switch off our lightsand send a powerful message: by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in the fight against climate change.
Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and absolutely free. To get more information and to sign up to for Earth Hour 2010, just visit www.earthhour.org/USA and agree to turn out your lights from 8:30-9:30 pm on March 27, 2010.
Energy efficiency isn’t just good for the bottom line. As citizens of the world, we all have a stake in the future of our planet and must seek to operate in ways that don’t deplete our world’s limited natural resources.
In the time leading up to Earth Hour, we will be taking a closer look at ways we can operate more efficiently, waste less and reduce our environmental footprint. That’s because I care about the future of our world and want to do what I can to make a positive difference.
We want The United States of America to turn out more lights than any other country in the world during this historic event and so hope you’ll join us, and encourage people you know in the community to also take part. Don’t forget—March 27th at 8:30 pm, switch off.
People all over the world have already signed up! Will you please join us?
I'd love to see participation from more people and homeowners in these and any community in Northern Illinois: Cary, Oakwood Hills, Crystal Lake, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Tower Lakes, Port Barrington, McHenry, Johnsburg, Algonquin, Lake In The Hills, Lake Killarney, Homes along the Fox River and Chain of Lakes, Buffalo Grove, Huntley, Hampshire, Marengo, Carpentersville, Elgin, South Elgin, Fox Lake, Wonder Lake, Woodstock, Harvard, Hebron, Antioch, Spring Grove, Volo, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Island Lake, Wauconda, Lake Barrington Shores, Pingree Grove, Maple Park, Elburn...etc!!!
I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me.
It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them.
My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
It aggravates us all. We receive an email that has been sent over and over again - and it's loaded with << >> and all sorts of other junky characters. But occasionally there's something valuable in the message that we'd like to copy without all of the digital garbage.
Here's where this little gem of a site comes in handy. Just copy and paste the text (junk and all). Then pick the characters you want removed, click "Strip It" and -Shazam - the text appears below all cleaned up!
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Nowadays it's a pretty good idea to revisit your passwords. The good old 1234 doesn't give you any protection because bots can figure that one out in a millisecond! "aunt mille" is just as bad. And they'll crack "Uncle Charlie" in about 2 milliseconds.
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This easy to use site could save you bundles of grief and buckets full of cash!
Getting ready for a little spring touch up -- maybe a fresh coat of paint for the living room and den? Want to make sure you don't over or under order your paint supply for the job?
Here's a no-download quick and easy calculator that will help you estimate the amount of paint you'll need to do the job -- including all the trim. Just enter the room dimensions plus the ceiling height along with the number of windows and doors. Then simply click "Calculate" and you'll be in business.
Google is at it again! Now you can see where your friends are in real time on a map or in a list. With this Google gem you can easily get in touch using a text message, instant message, or phone call.
This interesting service works on most smart phones or on a full screen from your computer, if you don't have a compatible phone or data plan. And, if you are privacy addict, you can control or hide your location or just share it with certain friends - excluding any rascals you wish to keep in the dark!
