Hashtag: #EarthHour
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
Videos: Fire Limbo & Spinning for Earth Hour
Locals gathered at City Hall last night [Mar.26] to celebrate Earth Hour, and as the lights went off the gleen of fire could be seen as Fire Limbo Dancers and Fire Spinners entertained the crowd as steel pans played in the background. Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 Earth Hour Celebrations
At 8.30pm last night [Mar.26] lights switched off around the globe for Earth Hour, and locals gathered at City Hall to enjoy a night of performances marking the worldwide event. The evening’s events, organized by Greenrock and the City of Hamilton, started at 7:00 pm and continued until approximately 10:00pm with lights being turned off at 8:30pm... Read more of this article
Earth Hour 2011 This Saturday
City of Hamilton Mayor, Charles Gosling and Greenrock President, Mr. Andrew Vaucrosson, today called for all residents and businesses in the Hamilton to participate in Earth Hour. Earth Hour 2011 has reached record participation, with 130 countries and territories registered to take part, on the seven continents, all G20 countries, thousands of cities,... Read more of this article
Environment Minister on 2011 Earth Hour
Earth Hour 2011 will be held on March 26th, and residents are invited to participate in this global event and turn off all non-essential electric powered items at home for one hour starting at 8:30pm, and to do the same at work and school before leaving for the weekend. This global event is led locally by the Greenrock organization. Last year Earth... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: 2010 Earth Hour Bermuda
On Sat, March 27th from 8:30pm to 9:30pm over 100 countries pledged to turn off their lights for Earth Hour, and Bermuda was amongst them. Local environmental group Greenrock hosted a free event to celebrate Earth Hour on Saturday evening at Pier 6 Shed on Front Street. There was entertainment by the Menuhin Foundation, African dancers and drummers,... Read more of this article
March 27: Bermuda Earth Hour 2010
Over 100 countries are pledging to turn off their lights for Earth Hour, and Bermuda is amongst those countries, due to the efforts of local environmental organization Greenrock. On Sat, March 27th from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Greenrock has asked the government, companies, organizations, and homes to shut off their lights and any other unnecessary power... Read more of this article
