Source: FlickrThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is one of the more environmentally conscious Christian groups and Quimby over at Feminist Mormon Housewives lets us know about Earth Hour.

Coal-fired electricity is one of the greatest contributors to global warming. During Earth Hour, we are asked to turn off our lights and all non-essential appliances for one hour to show that we can make small changes that will, collectively, help save our planet.

Pagans tend to be more environmentally aware as a group than many other religions as well and I'm always looking for ways to lessen my "footprint" without inconveniencing my lifestyle. Why do I care about convenience? Because if the new habit is too annoying or tiring, I'm probably not going to follow through on it, and that's true of most people. We want to be good people, do well, treat the world around us better but... we have to live, and we want to enjoy life.

Latter Day Saints could use the first 1-2 minutes of Family Home Evening to turn off everything your family isn't using. Pagans could go turn off appliances and lights as part of the preparation for rituals. This would help make you and your family more aware of the things you leave on, and develop new habits that help you help the rest of the world.

Find out more at http://www12.earthhourus.org/