Thanks for your Help and Participation!

Kids and the "60" logo

A big thank you goes out to everyone who helped to make Earth Hour 2010 a big success in the CNMI. Thank you to everyone who participated, and especially to everyone who helped the CNMI Earth Hour team get the word out.

Special thanks go out to American Memorial park for providing the venue for our on the night event and for their participation. Also to Beautify CNMI, Tan Holdings group, and Lynique Ovenson's Saipan Southern High School biology classes who all helped us immensely in promoting Earth Hour this year.

American Memorial Park before....

.....and after














In this post are pictures from our event at American Memorial Park. Find more pictures and video from all the participating countries at earthhour.panda.org

Enjoying Earth Hour

Earth Hour today!

Earth Hour 2010 is today! Be sure to turn off your lights between 8:30pm and 9:30pm tonight.

If you are in the Garapan area, come out and join us for the hour at American Memorial Park. Bring candles, musical instruments, and your initiative to change the world.

Promoting at Red Cross and MINA events tomorrow

The CNMI Earth Hour Team will be out promoting at the Red Cross Walk-a-thon and the MINA Marine Debris program launch tomorrow.

The Walk-a-thon will begin at 6:30am at the the 4-H building in Susupe. There will be a health fair following that we will have a table set-up at.

MINA will be launching their Marine Debris Reduction program from Obiyan beach beginning at 9:00am.

If you're in the area come out an support the team.

Participating Countries Reaches 120!

With the addition of Guam to the countries participating in Earth Hour we now stand at 120 countries and territories world wide that will turn their lights off in support of global action on climate change!

Thank you to everyone who has been working to get the word out about Earth Hour in the CNMI. We have two more days to go before the big event, so keep working hard and lets make Earth Hour 2010 a huge success.

Celebrate Earth Hour 2010 at American Memorial Park

The CNMI team is partnering with American Memorial Park to celebrate Earth Hour!

The park will turn their lights off at 8:30pm this Saturday (March 27th) and the Earth Hour Team will hold a candle-lit gathering commemorating the event. Please come out and join us! Bring your family, friends, candles and musical instruments to celebrate the largest global event of its kind.

More than a billion people are expected to participate from more than 115 countries. Help us make a global statement about the necessisity of action on climate change by turning off your lights and encouraging others to do so.

We are looking for musicians and other preforming artists to preform at the American Memorial Park event. If you would like to preform, please contact Aric Bickel at aricbickel@deq.gov.mp or 664-8513.

Over 115 Countries Participating!

With less than a week before Earth Hour, over 115 countries have signed on to participate!

In 2009, there were 88 countries that turned their lights off in support of action on climate change. The Earth Hour Team had set its goal at 100 countries participating this year, but have far surpassed that benchmark with several more countries expected to sign-on in the coming days.

The event is also expected to garner support from over a billion people world wide. Help us spread the word and increase those numbers in the CNMI by signing up to participate and encouraging your friends, family, and colleagues to do the same.

Earth Hour Representatives Out this Saturday

Earth Hour staff will be out promoting at the Saipan Community School Eco-Karnival and the WESTPAC Fisheries Symposium this Saturday, March 13th.

The SCS Eco Karnival will be held in the park across the street from Ada gym on Beach Road from 10am to 4pm. The Fisheries Symposium will be at the Fiesta Resort from 9am-2pm. Come out to the DEQ booths at both events for more information on Earth Hour and to register your participation!

We hope to see you there!