2008 Earth Hour a Success!
Thank you for leading the world in Earth Hour!
Earth Hour was a huge success, with early reports indicating that at least 50 million people participated in this global call to action on climate change! This makes it the largest voluntary power-down event in history.
And it was Canada that led the way, with over 150 cities and towns turning off their lights. Thank you Canada!
Many businesses, big and small, played a huge role in darkening our skylines during Earth Hour. The results were tremendous! In Toronto, Canada's flagship Earth Hour city, energy consumption dropped by 8.7 per cent. In all of Ontario, 900 MW of energy was saved, the equivalent of taking over 11,000 cars off the road for one hour. In Sudbury, consumption dropped by 4 per cent! The energy saved in Ontario and British Columbia alone is equivalent to turning off 20.5 million lights.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the first ever, worldwide Earth Hour! Your efforts and determination have made this an event to remember and you have sent a very strong message to our government, and governments around the world, that we need to take action on climate change now.
Unsung Heroes
So who really fixes all those leaky taps and drafty windows found during the Occupant Audits of the schools. Check out our EcoHeroes to see who is doing what to make SCDSB Schools and the Community of Sudbury a better place.....>more
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Would you like Box #1 or Box #2?
Starting
Feb. 4, 2008, recyclable products can be placed in any blue box container
in the school - there is no need to sort by category anymore. For more information on this and New recyclable materials......>more
Anyone for a Challenge???
Pius XII Catholic School won the 2006/2007 School Conservation Challenge. Now Director of Education Catherine McCullough is challenging all schools this year to .....>more
Video of the Month
There are some amazing environmental videos out there. Our pick for the month is Dimming the Sun , now available on DVD. If you want ....>more
Conservation Development
In the fall of 2007 Dearness Conservation presentation were made to.... >more
Initiating Change
Dearness Conservation has worked with the SCDSB for 7 years.....>more
Snapshots
Students from all over the SCDSB entered in EarthCare Sudbury’s Youth Action on Climate Change contest. Their efforts were recognized at a gala
celebration held at Cambrian College ....>more
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