Hashtag: #EarthHour
Videos: Remarks At 2013 Earth Hour Celebration
Greenrock President Dr. Judith Landsberg, Minister of Economic Development Dr. Grant Gibbons, Deputy Mayor Donal Smith, and BELCO’s Denton Williams were among those who delivered remarks at Saturday night’s Earth Hour celebration at City Hall. Earth Hour is celebrated around the world, and encourages people to turn off their lights to serve... Read more of this article
Photos: Earth Hour Celebrated At City Hall
On Saturday night [Mar 23], Bermuda joined with over 130 countries around the world in celebrating Earth Hour, which encourages people to turn off their lights to serve as a visual reminder on the importance of a sustainable lifestyle. People gathered at City Hall, with the festivities beginning at 5pm and including musical and dance performances. Vendors... Read more of this article
Earth Hour Celebrations To Start At 5pm Today
This evening’s [Mar 23] Earth Hour event at City Hall will include a green living expo, environmental movies, information from environmental organizations and a glow in the dark fun run, Greenrock President Dr. Judith Landsberg said. This is the 5th year that Greenrock has hosted the Earth Hour Celebration in Bermuda, and the 3rd year they have... Read more of this article
Hamilton Princess To Host Earth Hour Event
The Fairmont Hamilton Princess will host an Earth Hour Celebration this Saturday [Mar 23] from 8:30pm to 9:30pm at the Heritage Court. The event will be set in a candlelight ambiance and include musical entertainment, an organic menu, wines and much more. For information please call 298-5779 or email hamilton@fairmont.com. Earth Hour encourages people... Read more of this article
Earth Hour ‘Glow in the Dark’ Fun Walk/Run
On Saturday, March 23rd Greenrock will host a ‘Glow in the Dark’ Fun Walk/Run which starts and ends at City Hall.Starting at 8:30pm, the 3.25km route will see participants walk/run through the un-lit streets of Hamilton during Earth Hour. The majority of the route will be in darkness, but event marshalls will light the turns. Each participant will... Read more of this article
Entries Open: Earth Hour Creativity Competition
Greenrock, in cooperation with Belco, have announced the 2013 Earth Hour Creativity Competition. The competition invites students ages 9 to 18 to submit an essay, poem, song, drawing, painting or diorama; or video of a dance or other performance. Entries will be judged on content, quality, originality and creativity, as well as relevance to this year’s... Read more of this article
Video/Photos: 2012 Earth Hour Essay Winners
Yesterday [Apr.12] Environmental organization Greenrock and BELCO announced the winners of the 2012 Earth Hour Essay Contest for Students, which was sponsored and coordinated by BELCO. The prize-giving ceremony took place at the Bermuda National Library, Youth Library. Writing essays on the theme “Five Ways that I Keep My Bermuda Green”, 261 students... Read more of this article
Minister: Culture Less Dependent On Fossil Fuel
Speaking at this past weekend’s Earth Hour event, Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean said he hopes the event “will act as a catalyst to encourage our people to move toward a culture that is much less dependent on fossil fuel.” “I invite all of us here and at home to let this be the start... Read more of this article
Ten Videos: 2012 Earth Hour Celebrations
On Saturday night [Mar.31], Bermuda joined with over 130 countries in celebrating Earth Hour, which encourages people to turn off their lights to serve as a visual reminder on the importance of a sustainable lifestyle. Greenrock hosted an Earth Hour Expo at City Hall, with green exhibitors, live entertainment and more. The videos below show entertainment... Read more of this article
Photos: 2012 Earth Hour Celebrations
Last night [Mar.31] Bermuda environmental group Greenrock hosted an Earth Hour event at City Hall, featuring green exhibitors, documentaries, healthy food options, power-generating bicycles and entertainment including local singers and fire spinners. The Earth Hour Expo seeks to raise awareness on sustainable living in Bermuda through green exhibitors... Read more of this article
Greenrock Expo To Mark Earth Hour
Bermuda environmental group Greenrock will mark Earth Hour on Saturday [Mar. 31] with a Hamilton exposition featuring green exhibitors, documentaries, healthy food options, power-generating bicycles and entertainment including local singers and fire spinners The Earth Hour Expo will be taking place from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. at City Hall. A free community... Read more of this article
Hamilton Prepares To Go Dark For Earth Hour
The City of Hamilton today announced, as part of the observance and celebration of Earth Hour on Saturday March 31, 2012, all non-essential lights in Hamilton will be turned off. Making the announcement was Mayor of Hamilton, Charles Gosling. Mayor Gosling stated, “I am pleased to again lend the City’s support to this important cause of raising... Read more of this article
Raising Awareness: Earth Hour 2012
Acting Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Michael Weeks and Greenrock President Judith Landsberg held a press conference this morning [Mar.8] regarding Earth Hour 2012. “It is my pleasure to be here today to inform the public of Bermuda’s planned involvement in Earth Hour 2012 on March 31st and to invite island-wide... Read more of this article
Upcoming: 2012 Earth Hour Essay Contest
BELCO is now accepting entries for the 2012 Earth Hour Essay Competition, which has a theme of “Five Ways that I Keep My Bermuda Green.” Students in each of the following Age Categories are invited to submit essays. Entries will be judged on content, ideas and creativity, as well as grammar, spelling, punctuation and how well the essay is written. Ages... Read more of this article
Awards: Earth Hour Student Essay Winners
Today [Apr.13] the Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith congratulated the winning students who participated in the 2011 Earth Hour Essay competition. This year BELCO, Greenrock and Bermuda National Library, Youth Services, joined together to develop a new project for 2011 Earth Hour. The 2011 Earth Hour Student Essay Competition, for students... Read more of this article
2011 Earth Hour Student Essay Winners
This year BELCO, Greenrock and Bermuda National Library, Youth Services, joined together to develop a new project for 2011 Earth Hour. The 2011 Earth Hour Student Essay Competition, for students ages 9-18, was introduced to help raise awareness amongst young people and to encourage research and writing. They received 119 essays and the judges were:... Read more of this article
