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Earth Hour 2009 Earth Hour 2009
MatavaFiji - 2/20/2009 9:54 PM
What its all about It’s as simple as a flick of the switch. What began as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour - Earth Hour. We’re aiming to reach one billion people, more than 1000 cities, all joining together in a global effort to show that its possible to take action on global warming. Earth Hour started ...
Take Marlin Off the Menu campaign Take Marlin Off the Menu campaign
MatavaFiji - 2/15/2009 4:22 PM
The next time you’re in a restaurant and see marlin on the menu, "just say no." That’s the message of a new, nationwide campaign called "Take Marlin Off the Menu," which is urging consumers to stop eating marlin, and restaurants to take marlin and other billfish such as sailfish and spearfish off their menus. Three major marine conservation groups, the International Game Fish Association, the National Coalition for Marine Conservation and the Billfish Foundation have teamed up to draw awareness ...