This Saturday, March 28, people around the globe will be participating in Earth Hour. From 8:30 to 9:30 pm local time, the World Wildlife Fund is encouraging people around the globe to shut off their lights for one hour. Cities around the world are hosting various Earth Hour celebrations, with a culiminating event in Los Angeles.
Portland, Maine, Concord, New Hampshire and Burlington, Vermont are the three cites in northern New England participating.
Vote Earth!
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney. More then 2 million homes and business shut off their lights for one hour to raise awareness of the environmental issues.
In 2009, Earth Hour has a goal of one billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. According to the Earth Hour site, “Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from.”
When one billion people turn our lights off, we are sending a powerful visual message to our elected officials that climate change and global warming is a top priority for global citizens.
Sign up now to Vote Earth! You can also find out what towns and cities in your area are doing to celebrate.
For more information, check out:
Earth Hour 2009
What are you doing to celebrate Earth Hour? Is your city or town participating? Leave us a comment and we’ll add you to our list!
