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The City of Cambridge is joining in Earth Hour 2016, a worldwide grassroots movement sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in which people in over 7,000 cities participate by turning off all non-essential lights for one hour to show they are committed to fighting climate change.
Cambridge residents, businesses, and institutions are invited to participate in Earth Hour 2016 on Saturday, March 19, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and turn off any non-essential lights. 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the international Earth Hour movement. To learn more about Earth Hour, visit: www.earthhour.org.
The City of Cambridge is working on many levels to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions to make the city more sustainable. As a semifinalist in the nationwide competition for the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize, the city is encouraging residents to take actions to save energy, save money, and protect the environment. As part of the many initiatives underway to help win the prize, Cambridge Energy Alliance is working with Next Step Living to help single family homes and residential buildings with 2 to 4 units reduce their energy use.
If you are a Cambridge resident who wants to help win the prize and save energy by scheduling a no-cost home energy assessment, please visit the home energy assessment page on the Cambridge Energy Alliance web site.
There are 50 cities competing for the Georgetown University Energy Prize. To win, we need people across the city to take the following three action steps:
- Participate in Earth Hour Saturday, March 19, from 8:30-9:30 p.m.
- Sign up for a No-Cost Energy Assessment at:
http://cambridgeenergyalliance.org/sign-up-for-an-assessment-part-2
- Encourage friends and neighbors to join the effort and promote it through social media.
Together, we can make a difference and help preserve our environment.