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Uxbridge - Earth Hour

actions lead to results .....

results provide a measure of our actions .....

greening the planet one light at a time.  

Do you monitor your resources consumption rates.

Hydro, Water, Fuel are all consumables that we use on a daily basis sometimes never giving a thought about the cost to our planet. Over the years we have often looked at our consumption and looked for ways to reduce that consumption. Looking at a five year period of our hydro consumption we realize that conservation plays a role but is not the only influence.

For example looking at the chart below you can tell when our household membership became smaller. Our daily average consumption dropped dramatically from 2004 to 2005 along with the short term rolling average while the longer term rolling averages dropped much slower.

From 2006 to 2008 Our hydro consumption continued to drop as we changed out lights for higher efficiency ones. The spike in the 3 month rolling average in 2007 was an indication of things to come as Barrie was home a lot more during this time period and things like lights, TV's and computers were turned on for longer periods of time.

2008 saw a little improvement while 2009 saw a spike in our usage, with Barrie now retired,  due to higher use of the air conditioning. 2010 saw the downward trend continue as we were able to get away a fair bit during the summer

 The Downward Trend In Consumption Continues

What Are You Doing
to reduce your electricity consumption?

About Earth Hour Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 25, 2011 at 8:30 PM to show their support for action on climate change. The event began in Sydney in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people around the globe participated. In 2009, participation swelled to hundreds of millions as 4159 cities, towns and municipalities in 88 countries and many of the world's best known landmarks participated. Earth Hour 2010 became the biggest Earth Hour ever reaching 1.3 billion people

About WWF WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost five million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption..

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