Today at 10:25 PM Jordan time I was talking to a friend of mine on MSN, and I asked if he participated. He said he knew it was scheduled at night, he just did not know when. I told him it was already over. Judging by the amount of people in Amman who were online during Earth Hour, I am guessing not many people were aware of it. Maybe they were, they just did not care!

How did it go?

making people aware would be to issue fines to those who’s cars exhaust fumes are thick black, those who throw non biodgradable items into the street, those who burn tyres and trash cans… turning off the lights really wont do much nor will it educate people to why it should be done…

I agree with Sue turning off the steet light is very irresponsible and has no affect.

We are also encouraging as many people to turn off the lights as possible through the use of media. However, civil action in Jordan remains a new concept.

The Call to Action Jordan movement, a collaboration of independent activists with CACC/GCC and the EDN established 2 years ago, aims to tackle the lack of public awareness to environmental issues we are facing in Jordan: educate, mobilize and inspire personal/community action.

You could check our webpage for various campaigns dedicated towards action-oriented civic movement that is essential to promote environmental education in the greater community.
http://call2actjo.ning.com/

i think that before we turn the lights off ,the governments should enlighten their people on how to stop this kind of pollution

balash

lets think about what we are leaving our children

maybe this wont work too coz we are selfish and our interests only concern what happens to us now ,no one thinks what will happen to the next generation when there willl be no water for instance,that’s another big problem that we should be aware of

anyway..i blogged about this as a step towards understanding it and spreading the word
but how would i send it to 7iber?

Candlelight could be seen flickering in apartments located near the city centre, and several families throughout the city hosted Earth Hour events at private residences.

Earth Hour 2009: At 8:30 pm on the 28March millions of people around the world will use the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

Mark your calendar and join The World Wild Life Fund and our partners in the global “Earth Hour” movement by turning your lights off.

Where Will the Lights Go Off? Anyone can get involved and individuals around the world will be shutting the lights off in their homes and businesses. In addition, major participation is planned on six continents.

Jordan will also turn off lights at all public buildings and many main roads on Saturday for one hour on the occasion of the Earth Hour at the aim of increasing awareness on environment to save power and alleviate carbon emission. Electricity will be switched off in certain parts of the capital on Saturday evening for one hour in a message to the public that excessive electricity use contributes to global warming, Minister of Environment Khalid Irani told The Jordan Times on Sunday, noting that as certain street lamps and public agencies will go dark, Amman residents are requested to join the event voluntarily.

Several families and private businesses are hosting Earth Hour events at private residences, cafés and restaurants where candlight are going to be visible glowing in the dark.

As members of the WWF we are proud to have introduced the Earth Hour phenomena to Jordan!

As for Amman streets that will turn off lights:

- Rainbow Street - Jabal Amman
- Street of Culture - Shmeisani
- Omar Matar Street, opposite - Ras Al Ain
- Wasfi Al Tal Street
- Zahran Street, between the 5th and 6th circles
- The street from Jamal Abdul Nasser Square (Interior Ministry) to Zeid Ben Shaker Square (Sports City)
- Greater Amman Municipality’s main square

The event will kick start at 6:00pm with a viewing of Al Gore’s award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth”, followed by talks from honored patron H.E. Minister of Environment Khaled Irani on our country’s efforts towards sustainable energy, and at 8:30 we will vote for earth by switching off our lights and heading out on a candlelit march through Jabal Amman.

For more information on this event, please contact us at (+962 6) 4616523 or email us at pr@rscn.org.jo.

guess would be buying candles and reading some stuff for a change..