Fw: February 1st '07 - THE GLOBAL 5 MIN POWER OFF DAY - Please take a quick look

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#   The 1st of 
#   February 2007: 
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# Participate 
#   in the biggest mobilization of Citizens Against Global Warming! 
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# The 
#   Alliance for 
#   the Planet [a group of environmental associations] is calling on all 
citizens
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#   to create 5 minutes of electrical rest for the planet.  
#   http://www.lalliance.fr 
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# People all 
#   over the world should turn off their lights and electrical appliances on 
#   the 1st  of 
#   February 2007, between 1.55 pm and 2.00 pm in New York, 18.55 for London, 
and
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#   19.55 for Paris, Bruxelles, and Italy. 1.55pm in Ottawa, 10.55 am on the 
#   Pacific Coast of North America, 1.55 and 2.00 am in Vietnam.
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# This is not 
#   just about saving 5 minutes worth of electricity; this is about getting the 
#   attention of the media, politicians, and ourselves.   
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# Five minutes 
#   of electrical down time for the planet: this does not take long, costs 
#   nothing, and will show all political leaders that global warming is an 
issue 
#   that needs to come first and foremost in political debate. 
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# Why 
#   February 1? This is the 
#   day when the new UN report on global climate change will come out in 
#   Paris. 
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# This event 
#   affects us all, involves us all, and provides an occasion to show how 
#   important an issue global warming is to us. If we all participate, this 
action
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#   can have real media and political weight. 
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# Please 
#   circulate this call to your utmost ability to your network. 
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# ---
# Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, 
#   committed citizens can change the world. 
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#   Indeed, it is the only thing 
#   that ever has.  M. Mead