DENR Isabela supports Earth Hour

by racquel m. caldez

The employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of this province supported the Earth Hour by turning off their lights in response to the directive of DENR Secretary Lito Atienza in reference to the letter of Secretary Angelo T. Reyes of the Department of Energy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Philippines Chairman Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan.

Earth Hour 2009 is an international campaign calling for serious and sustained action on global warming. It urges people from various walks of life to switch off lights from 8:30 to 9:30 in the evening of Saturday on March 28 as an expression of voluntary support.

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Alfredo Almueda enjoined his staff and personnel to comply with the one hour voluntary darkness to raise awareness on the effect of climate change.

Signages on the scheduled Earth Hour were posted in strategic places proved as an effective information dissemination to promote the global event sending a powerful message, that it is possible to take action on global warming.

Earth Hour Philippines involved Filipinos, private sector and business establishments in the observance of “turning off the lights” Earth Hour 2009.


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