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LibLink: Willie Rennie MSP: Liberal Democrats nail their green credentials to the mast

By Caron Lindsay | Sat 28th March 2015 - 10:20 am

It’s WWF’s annual Earth Hour tonight, between 8:30 and 9:30. Many of us will be turning our lights off to show that the planet and its environment is a priority and to show that we want our government to take it seriously. I noticed that this year it clashes with Channel 4’s docudrama thingy about the Coalition. When I moaned about it on Twitter, people reminded me about Channel 4 + 1.

WWF Scotland have asked the country’s political leaders to contribute a blog post to explain what Earth Hour means for them. Willie Rennie’s is here. He starts off by saying why Earth Hour matters:

In our busy day-to-day lives this huge event forces us to stop and think about the future. Raising awareness of the climate challenge we face. Setting out concrete actions we can take to protect our environment. Ensuring that our children live in a fairer, greener society.

The Liberal Democrats are the only party to have nailed their green credentials to the mast, and set out how our radical agenda will be delivered in a way that is both credible and affordable.

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Independent View: Earth Hour 2011 – Sign up and switch off!

By wwf | Sat 26th March 2011 - 2:55 pm

Earth Hour 2011, WWF’s global event is coming up again this Saturday, March 26th.

Across the UK and world people, businesses and iconic buildings will switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30pm local time.

Last year Earth Hour saw hundreds of millions of people across 3,000 cities and towns in 83 countries take part and send a clear message to governments worldwide that climate change needs to be tackled urgently.

But, this will only be possible with enough support and so WWF are calling on everyone to do their part, to get involved and to tell as many …