The guys behind the Earth Hour campaign have scooped up the prestigious
Mail & Guardian "Greening the Future" Award. Earth Hour saw over a
million South Africans switching off lights and electricity to show
solidarity in protest against the effects of global warming.

Earth Hour (which took place from 8 - 9 pm on March 28 this year)saw South Africans joining some billion people around the world in what has been
described as the largest global demonstration of mass action.

At an award ceremony held in Pretoria last Thursday night, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said it hoped this would raise further public
awareness about the need for action against climate change ahead of the
United Nations Climate Change Conference in December.

The Earth Hour campaign won the award in the category: Environmental
Best Practice in Non-Profit Organisations.

"We're delighted about this award, but it really goes, not to WWF, but
to all the South Africans who participated in Earth Hour," said WWF's
Climate Change Programme Manager in South Africa, Richard Worthington.

Source: BuaNews