WNS VOTED FOR EARTH!

Last Saturday, on 28th of March 2009, Romania officially sustained for the first time Earth Hour and WNS is proud to be a part of this event. 500 WNS & WWF Romania volunteers celebrated Earth Hour at Piata Constitutiei by creating a big “human 60-figure” and holding candles in their hands.

Starting 8.30 P.M, Parliament Building lights went out together with all the great building around the word. The lights where switched off in five Romanian cities: Timisoara, Iasi, Brasov, Botosani and Tulcea. Then “SISTEM” played in an unplugged concert with fireworks and drums. We discussed about Climate Change today and how the stars can be seen without lighting pollution (facilitated by AstroClub Bucharest).

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background had the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – switching off lights was a vote for Earth, or leaving them on was a vote for global warming.

WWF was urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reached the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It was the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour was being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it was not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH was a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community.