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April 14th 2008 06:06
Earth Hour is an annual international event started in 2007, held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour in the evening. The event is promoted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald.
During Earth Hour 2008 Melbourne, Australia saved 10.1% of electricity. Sydney, being the city that participated both 2007 and 2008 Earth Hour, cut 8.4% electricity consumption.
Though it started in Australia, cities from all over the world participated in Earth Hour 2008, and perhaps many more will do so in 2009.
The images below are from the world wide participation in Earth Hour 2008. These pictures came from Reuters.
*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Earth Hour.
During Earth Hour 2008 Melbourne, Australia saved 10.1% of electricity. Sydney, being the city that participated both 2007 and 2008 Earth Hour, cut 8.4% electricity consumption.
Though it started in Australia, cities from all over the world participated in Earth Hour 2008, and perhaps many more will do so in 2009.
The images below are from the world wide participation in Earth Hour 2008. These pictures came from Reuters.
Sydney, Australia
Toronto, Canada
Chicago, USA
Royal Castle - Stockholm, Sweden
The Google homepage in the United States, Canada, Denmark, Ireland and the UK was turned to a black background.
*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Earth Hour.
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