Tomorrow (Saturday, March 28, 2009) from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM will be Earth Hour. Turn off your lights at 8:30 PM local time and keep them off for at least 1 hour to help reduce energy use and costs. According to Wikipedia, 35 countries around the world participated in Earth Hour 2008 and iconic landmarks around the world turned off their non-essential lighting for Earth Hour, including:
Empire State Building (New York City), Sears Tower (Chicago), Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco), Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta), Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Wat Arun Buddhist Temple (Bangkok, Thailand), the Colosseum (Rome, Italy), Royal Castle (Stockholm, Sweden), London’s City Hall (England), Space Needle (Seattle, USA), the CN Tower (Toronto, Canada) and SM Mall of Asia & The Giant Globe (Manila, Philippines)
So far, 82 countries and more than 2100 cities are “committed to Earth Hour 2009.” If you cannot commit to going completely dark, consider turning off all non-essential lighting this weekend to help this Sweet cause. For more information, visit the official Earth Hour website.