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What is Earth Hour 2008?
By VaBeachKevin | January 18, 2008
I received an email from a family member of mine asking if I were going to participate in Earth Hour this year. I had no idea what it is so I did a little research.
On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney Austrailia businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for one hour.
This is to help raise awareness about the need for action on global warming.
This year they are trying to make it a global event by having everyone turn off their lights for one hour at 8pm on 29 March 2008. If you are interested in participating, or are just looking for more information, check them out at www.earthhour.org.
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