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Millions Unplug Worldwide Earth Hour
On the 27th of March 2010, buildings in some four thousand cities turned off their lights. This included the United States, Europe, New Zealand, Casablanca, Namibia, Tanzania, and many more. Lights were switched to off across the world to mark the Earth Hour event.
In the United States, the lights went out at the Empire State Building, the National Cathedral, and the Coca- Cola headquarters, among many other sites in the Eastern Time zone. Europe’s most best known landmarks including the Effile Tower, Big Ben, and Rome’s Coliseum fell dark Saturday, following Sydney’s Opera House and Beijing’s Forbidden City in joining a global climate change. Millions of people turned off lights and appliances for an hour from 8:30 to 9:30 in a gesture to highlight environmental concerns.
In Nepal, where electricity supplies aren’t constant - protesters unable to turn out lights held a candlelight vigil. In Europe, Italy, Paris, and Germany all went dark. Buckingham palace and the British Parliament building were scheduled to go dark to support the campaign, along with other famed London landmarks including many others.
Organizers hoped the event would put pressure on global landmarks to push for clear progress on agreeing a binding international pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year, some 88 cities took part in Earth Hour, which is backed by the United Nations as well as global corporations, nonprofit groups, schools, scientists, and celebrities.
On the night of March 27, 2010, hundreds ofbc.com/id/33 millions of people raised their voices by turning out their lights. It is a simple act, but a powerful call to action. By turning off your electricity for an hour, you can save our earth and the money in your pocket.
More info:
http://www.msnbc.com/id/36064095/ns/world_news-world_environment/print/1/displ
In the United States, the lights went out at the Empire State Building, the National Cathedral, and the Coca- Cola headquarters, among many other sites in the Eastern Time zone. Europe’s most best known landmarks including the Effile Tower, Big Ben, and Rome’s Coliseum fell dark Saturday, following Sydney’s Opera House and Beijing’s Forbidden City in joining a global climate change. Millions of people turned off lights and appliances for an hour from 8:30 to 9:30 in a gesture to highlight environmental concerns.
In Nepal, where electricity supplies aren’t constant - protesters unable to turn out lights held a candlelight vigil. In Europe, Italy, Paris, and Germany all went dark. Buckingham palace and the British Parliament building were scheduled to go dark to support the campaign, along with other famed London landmarks including many others.
Organizers hoped the event would put pressure on global landmarks to push for clear progress on agreeing a binding international pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year, some 88 cities took part in Earth Hour, which is backed by the United Nations as well as global corporations, nonprofit groups, schools, scientists, and celebrities.
On the night of March 27, 2010, hundreds ofbc.com/id/33 millions of people raised their voices by turning out their lights. It is a simple act, but a powerful call to action. By turning off your electricity for an hour, you can save our earth and the money in your pocket.
More info:
http://www.msnbc.com/id/36064095/ns/world_news-world_environment/print/1/displ
March 27, 2009
Saving Energy
“It was a huge success,” says World Wildlife Fund spokesman Dan Forman. Twenty major cities and other municipalities participated, many of them soliciting corporations in their locales to turn off their lights as well.
The first Earth Hour was in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 and inspired 2.2 million people and 2,100 corporations to shut off non-essential lights and other electric loads. The city reported a 10.2 percent energy reduction during that one hour, the equivalent of taking about 48,000 cars off the road for an hour. In Chicago, lights on more than 200 downtown buildings were dimmed Saturday night, including the stripe of white light around the top of the John Hancock Center. The red-and-white marquee outside Wrigley Field also went dark. According to electric utility Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), during the 8 pm to 9 pm duration, Chicago saved about 7 percent in energy. The 818 megawatt hours of electricity saved are equivalent to nearly 1.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions or taking two 400-megawatt coal plants offline for one hour.
More info:
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/earth_hour_reportsenergy_savings/C155
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