One of the criticism of causes like sustainability and environmentalism is that it’s too preachy and serious.

No Fun.

The gang at YERT prove otherwise.

YERT stands for Your Environmental Road Trip, and while it may seem counter-intuitive, they’ve been driving (yes, a car) all over the USA to try to raise awareness about sustainability. The car, by the way, was a hybrid.

They’ve hit all 50 states and have been making videos along the way.

Their web site is fun and refreshingly un-serious. Mark Dixon from YERT emailed to ask if we’d mention their YouTube video Earth Hour: Feel DePower, regarding EarthDay coming this Saturday 28 March at 8:30.

The video is also a good invite for you to get involved with Earth Hour.

It’s easy.

And it’s fun.

More information about Earth Hour :
(EarthHourCanada.org seems to be having trouble with its web site, so check these alternate links)

• EarthHour.org
• on Facebook
• on Twitter

This weekend, on Saturday, why not give 60 minutes to the earth, and help be part of a global celebration of the planet.

Earth Hour’s goal is to get all of us to turn off our lights at 8:30 on Sunday night, and …

raise awareness about climate change and demonstrate that people are ready to take personal action and that in turn, people expect more engagement on behalf of the government

More information about Earth Hour :

• EarthHourCanada.org
  website seems to be having some problems, so you can check these alternate links
• EarthHour.org
• on Facebook
• on Twitter

Earth Hour was created by the World Wildlife Fund. The idea is that people around the world turn off the lights for one hour, at 8pm local time.

Here’s more information from the Earth Hour web site:

Earth Hour was created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and in one year has grown from an event in one city to a global movement. In 2008, millions of people, businesses, governments and civic organizations in nearly 200 cities around the globe will turn out for Earth Hour. More than 100 cities across North America will participate, including the US flagships–Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco and Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

We invite everyone throughout North America and around the world to turn off the lights for an hour starting at 8 p.m. (your own local time)–whether at home or at work, with friends and family or solo, in a big city or a small town.

Check out the Earth Hour YouTube video in the right sidebar.

Here at our house, we’re planning on cuddling up with some cats, a few candles and a good book.