88888 LIGHTS OUT
(A campaign to arrest Global Warming)
More often than not, even when individuals have the spirit and the determination to preserve and protect the environment, they do not have the know-how. Thus the question, “What can we do?”. It is in answer to this question that we propose ‘ 88888 Lights Out’ on the 8th of August, 2008 at 8 pm for 8 minutes.
An ‘eight minute’ public display of unison, when everyone will switch off their lights for 8 minutes in support of the fight against ‘Global Warming’. In the run up to August 8th, we intend to build awareness on various environmental issues caused due to human activities.
Where ever you are on August 8th, kindly join the campaign by turning off your lights for 8 minutes at 8 pm. We request you to pass on the message to all your colleagues, friends & relatives and make this campaign a resounding success.
Save our only HOME, The Planet
Save our only HOME, The Planet
Power Of Silence
Event-A campaign against Global Warming 8th of August(08-08-2008),
from 08:00:08 am to 08:08:08 am at Marina beach near Gandhi Statue.
What is Global Warming?
Global Warming refers to a gradual increase in the Earth’s average ground and atmospheric temperatures across the whole planet. The main reason for this temperature increase is the increasing content of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor, methane, ozone, nitrous oxide, and man-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere. Of these gases CO2 is the most abundant and is a by-product of burning fossil fuels and forests and this is an increasing phenomenon.
According to the World Bank, carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 88% since 1990. In India the annual consumption of coal has more than tripled since 1980. According to the International Energy Agency, Indian energy consumption is expected to more than double from 116 Giga Watts in 2002 to 252 in 2020 leading to tremendous increase in greenhouse gases. Such adding of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere has been likened to throwing another blanket on earth, thereby trapping the sun’s heat and causing the planet to warm up, thus causing Global Warming.
Global Warming refers to a gradual increase in the Earth’s average ground and atmospheric temperatures across the whole planet. The main reason for this temperature increase is the increasing content of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor, methane, ozone, nitrous oxide, and man-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere. Of these gases CO2 is the most abundant and is a by-product of burning fossil fuels and forests and this is an increasing phenomenon.
According to the World Bank, carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 88% since 1990. In India the annual consumption of coal has more than tripled since 1980. According to the International Energy Agency, Indian energy consumption is expected to more than double from 116 Giga Watts in 2002 to 252 in 2020 leading to tremendous increase in greenhouse gases. Such adding of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere has been likened to throwing another blanket on earth, thereby trapping the sun’s heat and causing the planet to warm up, thus causing Global Warming.
Here's a small video about 88888 Lights Out and Facts about Global Warming:
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