Monday, March 25, 2013

EARTH HOUR: Coral planting at Earth Hour event

Photo: Insight Sabah
 
Sutera Harbour Resort has added a conservation activity in the form of coral planting during its Earth Hour event here, last Saturday.

The resort started celebrating Earth Hour in 2007, grew bigger and by 2011 it also involved the Sabah Environment Action Centre (EAC) and the Kota Kinabalu City Hall in 2012. For this 2013 Earth Hour, the resort started on a coral planting project with the Borneo Marine Research Institute of Universiti Malaysia Sabah which providing the expertise.

The event was launched by Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun at 8.30 pm sharp. Masidi said the event was not only about switching off the light for an hour but to create awareness among the people on the importance of energy conservation in the long run. He advised to everybody to be wise in electricity consumption at home or the office by switching on lights and air conditioners only when needed. He suggested that everyone can start conserving electricity at home or the office by switching on lights and air conditioners only when needed. The minister also recommended that building architects and designers should use air conditioning systems that can be adjusted especially those with centralised systems.

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