I Love Mother Earth

Earth Hour 2010

What is Earth Hour?

• Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
• During Earth Hour, switching off your light for 1 hour is a vote for Earth, leaving them on is a vote for global warming.
• Earth Hour is a symbolic event designed to engage people from all walks of life in the climate change discussion to send a strong message to our political leaders that we want them to take meaningful action on climate change.
• Last year, Earth Hour was raised to a new level with hundred of millions of people from 88 countries casting their votes for Earth.

When is it again?

This year Earth Hour is on the 27th March, 2010.

8.30pm till 9.30pm.

pitch black = vote Earth

How is this helping?

• This year, WWF-Malaysia is focusing on marine theme.
• Our treasured blue world is facing serious threats from overfishing, destructive fishing, inappropriate development, pollution and climate change.
• Rising CO2 levels and climatic changes greatly impact the marine ecosystem by increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, raising sea-levels and causing coral bleaching and ocean acidification.
• By switching off your lights for an hour shows that you are in support of WWF-Malaysia.
• WWF-Malaysia is committed to working with the government, local communities and the private sector towards sustainable us of marine resources, protecting important and threatened marine habitats and saving endangered species such as marine turtles

Thus, in conjunction with Earth Hour 2010...

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HESC is proud to present...

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"I ♥ ME!"

(I love Mother Earth)

We are in a midst of preparing a large scale event to celebrate Earth Hour 2010 so watch out for us! After our successful campaigning of Earth Hour 2009 at One Utama Shopping Centre, we are confident to make this a bigger HIT than the last.

Remember the "YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR GREEN" t-shirt? We are back with not one, not two but THREE new designs!!!

recycling half the world's paper would free 20 million acres of forest land

every month we throw out enough glass bottles to fill up a skyscraper

there is no limit to the amount of times aluminium can be recycled

People tend to disregard/forget/ignore the recycling bins eventhough it is everywhere around us. So with this idea, I hope everyone can remember the colours of the 3R bins and use it to keep Mother Earth clean. It would be great to have a sea of blue, brown and orange around HELP Academy one day before Earth Hour (which is the day we are distributing the T-shirt). Place your orders now!

Winter is Here

How was the weekend people?
Except for those that went for BEP concert at the St. Arthur celebration, I think everyone's is pretty norm. No?
Mine was a bit sad, had a farewell for my best buddy. ='(

Anyhow for those of you thriving to know what HESC is up to.
No, we're not just about recycling and saving energy =.=
We (the board of directors) had been busy preparing for the upcoming Grand Carnival @ Bukit Damansara, Community Centre
It's a last minute decision to participate in such a bombshell event which also explains the "no-meeting" situation last week. Yes, we were as busy as buzzing bees preparing for this...



On that day, we would have our own booth under the banner of HELP Environmental Science Club. Our main objective on that day is to publicize the club and at the same time raising the club's fund for any future club activities. It's time people start paying attention to us, to Mother Earth. Agree?

We are also selling ice balls on that day. They are not any ordinary ice balls, it's flavored! RAWR! Ice balls rolled up from the "snow-thinga-majiga" machine are coated with tasty syrups to be eaten while you're walking around checking out hot guys/babes booths. Aside from that, there will be freebies given away on that day. Special privileges to our members that would show up on that day to show some support ;) Nah, I made that up but I would give you the privilege to lick the syrup bowl? Just drop by and let us know that you're there, it would make a whole lotta difference.



So, start spreading words that HESC is awesome and while you're at it, let your papa, mama, aunty, uncle, brother, sister, girlfriend, boyfriend, hi-bye friend, classmate, band mate or even your maid know about this upcoming event! Hurry, it's this coming Sunday! OMG.. I'm so excited!!

Earth Hour

Turn off your lights for one hour (8.30-9.30pm) on the 28th of March to show the world you're against global warming!

The HELP Environmental Science Club (HESC) is helping WWF promote Earth Hour in 1 Utama this weekend (21st n 22nd March)

If you support Earth Hour, and if you support the HESC, please come to 1 Utama this weekend and make a pledge by signing our pledge wall.

Everyone who signs gets a free glow in the dark Earth Hour wrist band.

we will be in 1 Utama (in front of Studio R. same row as cinnabon/gelato/aunty annes) the whole two days (21st n 22nd march)

come anytime. come in groups. (if possible) *a crowd attracts a crowd :)

Green Light Project

hey everyone,

we are creating a Project Group that is going to be under HESC.

Its name : Green Lights Project

Its aim : To cut down usage of unnecessary lights and any wastage at all, really.

Green Lights' first project will be to promote EARTH HOUR.

We've come up with an extremely exciting plan to promote earth hour! But we're really short on time so we need volunteers FAST.

Here's our plan : we get a bunch of students to go to a shopping mall (yet to be confirmed which) and do a flash mob. What's a flash mob? A flash mob is something that stands out, attracts attention, and gets people talking. Here's a youtube link on the larger scale flash mobs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

Of course, we aren't going to do something THAT big. We'll have a mini mini mini mini version of that.Why go mini? Because: We don't want management of the shopping complex to get mad for obstructing traffic. But it'll be cool enough =)

So the point is to attract attention, and then to get the passersby to go to our booth. Which is gonna have information on Earth Hour. Once they're there, we show them slides on Earth Hour just like what Michael showed us the other day, but with extra slides put in maybe. And if they support Earth Hour, and support our cause, we ask them to sign on our pledge wall. The signing of the pledge wall is to indicate and symbolize that they agree with Earth Hour and that they are actually going to turn off their lights for that one hour.

What pledge wall? We're going to construct a simple "wall" with a design related to Earth Hour and we are going to let them sign their names on it if they are going to participate in Earth Hour. Once they sign, we're going to give them a token of appreciation. We are trying to get WWF to sponsor the tokens of appreciation. If all goes well, the tokens will be those wrist bands (like those from NIKE) that glow in the dark and say EARTH HOUR.

When do we plan to do this? : Since Earth Hour is on the 28th, the best time to publicize it is the weekend before that. Which means the 21st and 22nd of March. (two weeks from now)

What we need : we need volunteers NOW. If you wanna be in charge of the mini flash mobs or the information booth, reply me. If you don't wanna be in charge but you wanna participate, reply me. If you have any questions reply me!.

What we also need : We need someone to design the wall. For now, I only know that Joshua and Chee Jiat are some of the creative ppl in the club who are willing to help out. But if there are any more creative minds out there, please contact me.! We also need someone to print the tee shirts that all the participants will be wearing. If someone wants to be in charge of that, act fast. We are short of time, we need to get the shirts printed asap.

Last but not least, we need people to go to the mall to sign the pledge wall. So if you aren't interested in participating or helping out in the event, please still go to the mall to sign the wall and show your support for hesc and your support for earth hour.

NOTE: there WILL be a meeting this Friday, 13th of March. 2.30 - 4pm to discuss about the Green Lights Project.