Sustainability Office
Queen's University-
Events
- Earth Hour 2013
- IT Recycle Games Ewaste Event
- RBC Queen's Water Initiative Speaker Series
- Student Food 101
- Bottle Filling Station Dress Up
- Great Lakes Need Great Friends
- Earth Hour 2012
- Climate Action Plan Community Forum
- Ralph Nader
- Queen's Conference on Water
- Elizabeth May: The Power of One MP
- From the Ground Up: Planting Seeds for Our Sustainable Future
- 2011 EcoMentors Youth Conference in Ottawa
- Queen's Solar Education Centre Grand Unveiling
- An Evening with Jeremy Rifkin
- The Complexities of Tackling Climate Change in Canada
- Energy & Water Conservation in Kingston
- Celebrate Cycling Week in Kingston
- 4th Annual Conference on Biomass
- Backyard Composting Seminar
- Earth Day
- Queen's Re-Cycle Training Workshop
- 4th Annual Kingston Unplugged
- Cycling in a Sustainable Kingston
- Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Forum Applications Open
- Bottled Water Free Day
- Environmental Justice Lecture and Workshop at Queen's University
- Queen's Conference on Water
- Impact Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership
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2010 Events Archive
- Transportation Planning
- The Great Climate Debate
- 6th Annual CSR/Responsible Leadership Weekend
- From Climate Crisis to Climate Justice: Social Movements and Climate Change
- Sierra Youth Coalition Conference
- The Goggles Project
- Sustainable Energy Bike Tour
- Celebrate Cycling Week
- 3rd Annual Conference on Biomass for Energy
- Earth Day at Queen's
- E-waste Collection
- Rain Barrel Day
- Earth Hour
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2009 Events Archives
- Food for Thought. Week of Mar 8-09
- Earth Hour. Mar 28-09
- E-waste Collection. Apr 7,8,9-09
- Earth Day. Apr 22-09
- Energy Conservation Week. May 17-23
- Lecture: Green Buildings. May 25
- Kingston Sustainability Summit. May 28,29-09
- Rain Barrel Day
- Ontario Environmental Commissioner Speaks at Queen's
- Queen's Sustainability at the Sidewalk Sale
- Oil & Ice Tour
- oikos Winter School 2009
- Climate Change and You
- Light Bulb Exchange
- The Munk Debates
- Green Up! Apr 19-09
- 2008 Events Archives
- GreenFest Sustainability Week
Earth Hour
Saturday March 27, 2010
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Queen's will mark Earth Hour in an exciting and celestial way this year. Earth Hour Among the Stars will take place on Saturday, March 27, from 7:30 - 9:30 at the Queen's Observatory in Ellis Hall.
To create awareness among Queen's students and the Kingston community about Earth Hour and to get a sense of Earth's place in the universe, the Queen's Observatory will open its doors for a special night of sky viewing. A slide show presentation will be held in Ellis Auditorium from 7:30 until 8:00, followed by viewing through the large telescope on the 4th floor, Ellis Hall, and two smaller telescopes, which will be set up on University Avenue.
From 8:30 - 9:30 pm, Queen's will reduce energy consumption by turning off all non-essential heating systems and most non-essential lights, and monitoring power consumption levels before, during and after Earth Hour. Lighting in Ellis Hall will be reduced only slightly.
Last year, the University's main transformer measured a 3.2% drop in campus power levels during Earth Hour. The City of Kingston reported a 14% drop in demand for electricity -
more than double the provincial average of 6%.