[artinfo] Fw: February 1st '07 - THE GLOBAL 5 MIN POWER OFF DAY - Please take a quick look

[Natalie Waldbaum]

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#   The 1st of
#   February 2007:
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# Participate
#   in the biggest mobilization of Citizens Against Global Warming!
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# The
#   Alliance for
#   the Planet [a group of environmental associations] is calling on 
all citizens
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#   to create 5 minutes of electrical rest for the planet.
#   http://www.lalliance.fr
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# People all
#   over the world should turn off their lights and electrical appliances on
#   the 1st  of
#   February 2007, between 1.55 pm and 2.00 pm in New York, 18.55 for 
London, and
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#   19.55 for Paris, Bruxelles, and Italy. 1.55pm in Ottawa, 10.55 am on the
#   Pacific Coast of North America, 1.55 and 2.00 am in Vietnam.
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# This is not
#   just about saving 5 minutes worth of electricity; this is about 
getting the
#   attention of the media, politicians, and ourselves.
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# Five minutes
#   of electrical down time for the planet: this does not take long, costs
#   nothing, and will show all political leaders that global warming 
is an issue
#   that needs to come first and foremost in political debate.
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# Why
#   February 1? This is the
#   day when the new UN report on global climate change will come out in
#   Paris.
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# This event
#   affects us all, involves us all, and provides an occasion to show how
#   important an issue global warming is to us. If we all 
participate, this action
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#   can have real media and political weight.
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# Please
#   circulate this call to your utmost ability to your network.
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# ---
# Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
#   committed citizens can change the world.
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#   Indeed, it is the only thing
#   that ever has.  M. Mead