Tristan Rudd and Amanda Holmes were two of those who dined at Mora on Saturday with the lights out. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0556930)
LIGHTS in buildings across the island were switched off for an hour on Saturday evening to raise awareness of climate change.
Between 8 and 9pm, the global initiative Earth Hour, which was launched in Sydney last year, took place again and saw individuals and businesses switch off as much as they could.
As well as those in their homes who joined in, more than 30 businesses are believed to have agreed to powered down computers and other electrical appliances. Many restaurants took part by using just candles to light their premises. One of those was Mora Restaurant & Grill. Manager David Legoupil said Earth Hour was a fantastic idea.
‘I used to live in big cities like Miami, but I love living in Guernsey now with its countryside and its wonderful environment.
‘But what I find disgusting is seeing the big banks, like the ones at Admiral Park, leaving their lights on all night.
‘We produce so much power now that we just seem to waste it. That shouldn’t happen so I am fully behind Earth Hour.’
A spokesman for Earth Hour organisers WWF-UK said the event would be repeated again next year when the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen would be held.
‘This year was a warm-up. We decided we would push it out further in 2009. We are going to send out a big message that people around the world really care.’
* Last year’s Earth Hour saw 2.2 million people and more than 2,100 businesses turn off their lights.
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