This fall, The Hour wants to start a revolution. We want to rally Canadians to do One Million Acts of Green. And we want you to be a part of it. Hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, The Hour is Canada’s only late night talk show. With sponsorship from Cisco Systems, our goal is to change how we live and how we treat the planet, one act at a time.
Install compact fluorescent lightbulbs. Walk or bike to work. Buy local food. Recycle your cell phone. One small thing can have a huge impact. It can inspire people to make a real and lasting change, in a practical way. Young and old, parents and kids, small
towns and big cities, The Hour wants to build a nationwide movement.
It will start on television and move to the internet. The Hour is building a highly interactive website, so people can register their acts and watch them build. As the face of One Million Acts of Green, George and The Hour will challenge other CBC programs to ‘go green,’ including CBC News, Kids CBC, ‘Steven & Chris’ and CBC Sports.
As part of Canada’s public broadcaster, The Hour is trusted by Canadians. For more than 50 years, the CBC has been an industry leader, reflecting who we are and where we live. With programs such as the ‘Seven Wonders of Canada’ and ‘The Greatest Canadian,’ we have connected people from coast to coast to coast. With One Million
Acts of Green, we can do it again.
The Hour’s campaign kicks off this October and will run through our upcoming season, until June 2009. We have a new opportunity to engage Canadians. And we’re asking everyone to get involved: politicians, celebrities, athletes, business, schools and universities.
But most of all, ordinary people. We have a chance to make our lives, our communities, and our environment greener. One million acts of green, one act a time.
Stay tuned and watch for updates at: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/
Official web site: www.onemillionactsofgreen.com
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Here is the official press release:
http://www.thegreenpages.ca/portal/ca/2008/09/one_million_acts_of_green_and.html
Greetings and Greetings George if you happen to be reading this note.
Mr Stroumboulopoulos is very fond of Jane Goodall and I believe the feeling is mutual. Roots & Shoots (http://www.janegoodall.ca/roots-shoots.php)the education arm of the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is a national program motivating young people to take action in human, animal and environmental activities.
I will be brief: OMAG would be an amazing opportunity to bolster Roots & Shoots national exposure and Roots & Shoots would provide OMAG a platform to expand the reach beyond just one act by young people. We would take the spark ignited – the revolution created – to a new level.
Thanks for your time – please reach me at abner@janegoodall.ca or 416.978.3706 for more information
http://www.onemillionactsofgreen.com is the official site.
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With a major in environmental studies I think this programme is awesome.
However, I think it is also time to comment on NON acts of Green.
For example I was trying to purchase replacement ink jet cartridges for our business ink jet printer. I wanted reused (refurbished) cartridges and they were not available. I looed at just buying the ink and reusing but was advised by Staples that they might not work – not too sure of that when looking at the cartridges themseles. What really annoyed me was that I could have replaced the WHOLE PRINTER WITH CARTRIDGES for less money!! Talk about waste.
There must be a MILLION other acts of nonGreen that we could be addressing.
Bev lloyd