XML FeedsJO DEE MESSINA WEB SITE TO ‘GO DARK’ FOR EARTH HOUR
By admincw on Mar 10, 2009 | In news, music
Last month, country music superstar Jo Dee Messina was announced as the Nashville Earth Hour 2009 celebrity spokeswoman to encourage people to turn off nonessential lights in their homes for one hour at 8:30 p.m. on March 28, 2009. The songstress is taking her participation one step farther, and her website, www.jodeemessina.com will go dark the entire day of Earth Hour. When fans log onto the site, they will see a brief sentence about Jo Dee’s participation in Earth Hour, and they will hear her new single, “Shine,” played continuously throughout the day.
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“Earth Hour will be going on in every time zone throughout the entire planet, so my site will be dark for 24 hours,” said Jo Dee of the decision. “When it comes to the environment, we all play a part, and it’s up to all of us to take action. That’s why Earth Hour is such a great campaign. It lets something as simple as flicking a light switch become so much more. Earth Hour reminds everyone that if we all put in a little effort, we can achieve big results.”
Jo Dee’s web server has purchased certified Renewable Energy Credits representing 130% of the electricity used to both power and cool the servers running her website. Electricity for the servers is generated by wind power, which actually creates more power than the servers consume.
Nashville, Tennessee is one of seven U.S. cities leading the global effort to show support for action on climate change. On Dec. 10, 2008, WWF announced that Nashville would serve as an official “flagship” city for Earth Hour 2009. Other flagship cities are Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Atlanta and San Francisco.
Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour. In 2008, Earth Hour went global. More than 50 million people turned out their lights, and the world’s most iconic landmarks went dark, including the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Roman Colosseum. The World Wildlife Fund expects Earth Hour 2009 to be even bigger. From Warsaw to Hong Kong, more than 400 cities in 74 countries will go dark this March.
For more information about Nashville Earth Hour or to sign up to participate, visit www.EarthHourUS.org/Nashville.