Earth Hour 2010, Schedule, Information, Video

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Earth Hour is a global event that takes place on Saturday, March 27 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm local time in cities around the world.

During Earth Hour, millions of individuals and businesses will turn off their lights for one hour, demonstrating that by working together, we can all make a difference in the fight against global warming.

Earth Hour is a WWF initiative that has grown from a single event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. The inaugural Earth Hour observance resulted in a 10.2 percent energy reduction in Sydney alone, the equivalent of taking 48,000 cars off the road.

The movement has since grown into a global phenomenon that will occur across six continents and in more than 370 cities worldwide, double the number of countries that participated in 2008.

Earth Hour 2010

During Earth Hour 2010, some of America's most famous skylines, including those in Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco, will go dark for one hour in a dramatic call for action on climate change.

Earth Hour also to raise awareness of household energy consumption and what we can do to help reduce, reuse, recycle.

This year, with the growing number of international cities participating, Earth Hour becomes the largest voluntary power down in history.

Earth Hour on the Web

On the Web, learn more about Earth Hour and what you can do in your city to help raise awarness about global warming, energy conservation, along with steps everybody can take right now to make the planet more liveable :

Earth Hour 2010 - The official site, with the complete schedule of cities going dark this year plus information on related concerts, events and happenings wordwide

WWF Australia - The initiative Down Under that started it all, with information on other ways to act or volunteer to protect and preserve the natural environment.

Earth Hour - Wikipedia - Excellent overview with a complete history that led up to the event, information on how it grew and the current movement along with related references and resources.

Toronto Star - Earth Hour News, Photos & Video - Complete coverage featuring the latest news and related Go Green reports and feature stories within Canada and worldwide.

Earth Hour/twitter - Who's twittering about this year's Earth Hour events.

also see in Holidays & Observances -> Earth Day