Earth Hour

What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is an international event organized by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), and held on the last Saturday of March each year. Households and businesses are asked to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.

This year Earth Hour falls on Saturday, March 28th between 8:30 and 9:30 pm, your local time wherever you are. The goal is to reach 1 billion "votes" (by turning off your lights) to let world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009 know that we want change, and for global warming to be addressed.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In March 2008, Earth Hour went global. More than 400 cities, thousands of businesses and over 50 million people around the world turned off their lights for one hour. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

The event is symbolic, the purpose being to demonstrate that by working together, we can make a difference.

So, turn off your unnecessary lights--not just during Earth Hour, but every day. If everyone does just a little, it adds up to a lot.

Make it a good one!



Links:
earthhour.org
worldwildlife.org
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