Be the change
Climate Counts — ... This coming Saturday, the third annual “Earth Hour” will take place. Homes around the world will shut off their power for one hour, in the name of raising awareness about climate change. Helping people become more cognizant of climate change is a crucial part of tackling the climate crisis — “part” being the key word here.  Increased knowledge about our human impact on global warming alone won’t solve the climate crisis. Awareness efforts like this one can stimulate the conversation, but they must be coupled with real ways for people to act ...

Flick off your lights for Earth Hour
Super Eco News Feed — ... Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, as more than 2 million homes and organizations blacked out for an hour. Last year, the event grew to a worldwide sustainability event. This year, the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) is urging people across the globe to vote with their light switches during Earth Hour for a target of 1 billion votes, to be presented to world leaders at the ...

Earth Hour 2009: Tune In, Turn Out, Drop In
In The Loop — ... has painstakingly organized citizens, businesses, and communities around the world to turn off their lights at 8:30pm local time for Earth Hour, with the goal of reaching a billion people globally. Earth Hour began two years ago in Australia, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. Last year, along with 50 million individuals, major landmarks around the world helped to make this statement of conservation, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Roman Colosseum, Sydney Opera House, and one of ...

Up and Coming Events
You Grow Girl: The Dirt — ... we are sharing through the ins and outs of starting seeds and caring for seedlings. I will be starting my own seeds as well, so in that sense it is not a workshop but more of a communal effort with some discussion and instruction added on. I’m not yet sure if this is only open to our group and greenhouse members, but I will confirm for future dates. However, if you are curious about the greenhouse, it will be open to the public that evening at 8:30pm in celebration of Earth Hour .——————— Toronto Horticultural Society: Small, Urban Potager Monday, March 30, ...

Earth Hour 2009
Tiny Choices — ... Have ya’ll heard about Earth Hour?  It’s happening this Saturday, March 28th, 8:30 - 9:30pm your local time, wherever you are on the globe.  For the third year in a row, we are encouraged to turn off our lights & non-essential appliances to raise awareness about, and take action against, climate change.  Earth Hour was started in 2007 by the ...

Remember Earth Hour This Saturday
Modern Eco Homes — ... For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switches as a VOTE. Turning off your lights is a vote for Earth and leaving them on is a vote for Global Warming. We need the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the ...

Spotify compiles 'darkness' playlist for Earth Hour
Hippyshopper — ... is the latest musical phenomenon to hit the internet and in a gesture that's as green as its logo, the service has joined up with WWF (the panda people, not the wrestlers) to provide a soundtrack for the charity's Earth Hour event. Earth hour aims to send the message to world leaders that people are serious about climate change by encouraging millions of people to turn off their lights at the same time for 60 minutes - on Saturday 28th March at 8:30pm . Spotify will provide an hour long playlist of darkness themed songs to keep spirits up while you keep tripping over bits ...

March 28th is Earth Hour 2009! Celebrate in Atlanta, NYC, SF, Chicago, LA and More, in Style!
Greenopia Environmental News — ... in 2007, Earth Hour involves cities, towns, and municipalities across 82 countries . In 2008, an estimated 50 million participated in the event, bringing a four percentage point ...

Questioning Earth Hour and a reminder to beware the candles
Crunchy Domestic Goddess — ... It’s that time of year again. Earth Hour 2009 will be celebrated from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. (your local time zone) on Saturday, March 28. ...

The Earth Hour Weekend 3/26-3/29
Your Daily Thread — ... Location:  All Round Los Angeles   Date/Time:  Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m.  Web: http://www.earthhour.org/home/ View Local Events Going On ...

Turn off Your Lights for Earth Hour on March 28th
Inhabitots — earth hour 2009, earth hour, prevent climate change, the big turnoff This Saturday, March 28th, Earth Hour begins at 8:30pm local time. This worldwide event will allow every citizen on the planet to vote against climate change with the flip of a light switch. 2,712 cities, towns and municipalities in 83 countries will be participating in this year’s Earth Hour… and the list keeps growing. Hundreds of major landmarks will be going dark to honor this event, from the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Acropolis of Athens to the ...

Best Of Mother Earth Celebrates Earth Hour
Best of Mother Earth — ... THIS Saturday March 28th at 8:30 PM we are turning off all of our non-essential electricity in honor of Earth Hour. ...

earth hour 2009
mom go green — It is that time again—to turn off our lights for Earth Hour on this Saturday, March 28th. "Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness. 

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion ...

Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
5 Minutes For Going Green — ... . At 8:30pm local time wherever you happen to be on this earth, you can join the world wide movement to conserve power for one teensy tiny hour. Visit earthhour.org for more information about the event, including ways you can share it with others via video, photography or Twitter. ...

Where will YOU be when the lights go out?
Green on the Rock — ... Saturday, March 28th is the day on which the planet will celebrate Earth Hour. People all over the world will be turning out their lights. ...

Earth Hour: Turning out the lights plays into the hands of our critics
The Guardian | Environment — ... It is highly visible. It's something anyone can do and can involve both individuals and large businesses. WWF expects hundreds of millions of people around the world to take part. And, best of all, the action is not just a symbol but it makes a positive and even measurable contribution to the core issue – reducing emissions. ...

Earth Hour and People Power
Do The Green Thing: Stories, videos, and more — We Green Things are doing two green things tomorrow, Saturday 28th and we warmly, cordially and enthusiastically invite you to join us... 1) Switching our lights off for 1 hour at 8.30pm for the global Earth Hour event. Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 - then 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for an hour. A year later the 2008 Earth Hour reached 50 million people switching off their lights across the world This year, the ...

Hey, Whatcha Doin’ This Saturday Night?
ReGeneration — ... Back in 2007 the city of Sydney, Australia, started something called “Earth Hour.” On a specified night at a specified time, 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for an hour. They did it to show that our energy resources are limited, that our decisions matter, and that our actions can make a difference – not just for an hour, of course, but all the time. ...

Earth Hour: Turn the Lights Off, Use Batteries Instead
GoodCleanTech — ... But there's something ironic about the message coming from the official Earth Hour Web site. Not only does this advice actually sounds a little dangerous--because it's just not a good idea to wander around your house in the dark--but the Web site is encouraging people to "photo, video, blog, and twitter" the event! (There is no mention of setting the DVR so you don't miss your shows...) ...

Will people participate in Earth Hour?
The Energy Collective — The optimistic organizers are hoping one billion people will switch off their lights tomorrow at 8:30 pm [your] local time. All sorts of different towns, cities and businesses are taking part. For just one example, tomorrow night's LA-Nashville hockey game ...

Does lighting candles for Earth Hour defeat the purpose?
Environment — Does lighting candles for Earth Hour defeat the purpose? By Eoin O'Carroll | 03.27.09 Saturday, March 28, is Earth Hour , an annual international event organized by WWF to raise awareness of climate change in which participants switch off all their lights for one hour, beginning at 8:30 p.m. local time. The first Earth Hour took place in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million million homes and businesses pledged to turn off their lights. The following year, the event went global, with the Golden Gate Bridge, the Coliseum, the Sydney Opera House, and the Coca-Cola billboard in ...

Earth Hour May See 1 Billion Turn Off Lights, Organizers Say
Ecoearth.info Blog — Earth Hour May See 1 Billion Turn Off Lights, Organizers Say By Jason Scott March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Earth Hour , an event created in Sydney two years ago by environmentalists keen to cut energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may prompt 1 billion power users worldwide to turn lights off tonight, organizers say. Lights at 829 iconic landmarks including the Empire State Building in New York, London’s Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Las Vegas Strip will be cut from 8:30 p.m. local time, according to an Earth Hour statement. A total of 83 countries and 2,848 ...

Shane Petersen - Weekend Project: Turn Off the Lights for Earth Hour
Lighter Footstep: Latest Comments — ... measures, Earth Hour has now gone global. This year’s goal is 1 billion participants, and organizers a likening flipping off the lights to casting a vote for action at the upcoming Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. In any case, it will be a great demonstration of our dependence on energy—and possibly some fun, too. Earth Hour is Saturday, 28 March, at 8:30pm (your local time). For more information, watch the video currently placed at the top of our sidebar. Or visit the Earth Hour website to see if your city has an official observance. Then turn out the lights! ...

atsoc - Weekend Project: Turn Off the Lights for Earth Hour
Lighter Footstep: Latest Comments — ... measures, Earth Hour has now gone global. This year’s goal is 1 billion participants, and organizers a likening flipping off the lights to casting a vote for action at the upcoming Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. In any case, it will be a great demonstration of our dependence on energy—and possibly some fun, too. Earth Hour is Saturday, 28 March, at 8:30pm (your local time). For more information, watch the video currently placed at the top of our sidebar. Or visit the Earth Hour website to see if your city has an official observance. Then turn out the lights! ...

Lights Out!
The Green Mom Review™ — ... Tonight (Saturday, March 28, 8:30pm your time) Earth Hour 2009 takes  place. My lights will be off for an hour while I read a few books by flashlight to my kids and then send them off to the Land of Nod. Why? Because all the cool kids are doing it! Oh, and to show that I support action against global warming. It’s a symbolic gesture that started two years ago with the World Wildlife Foundation in Australia and has grown into a worldwide event with more than 100 US cities and towns agreeing to darken some of the nation’s most famous skylines in cities ...

Turn Off the Lights Tonight for Earth Hour 2009
EarthFirst.com — ... Tonight, March 28th at 8:30pm, you’ll have the opportunity to ‘Vote Earth’ with the flick of a switch. Earth Hour 2009 is a global call to action for every individual, every business and every community to pledge their support for the earth by turning off the lights for one hour. 2,848 cities, towns and municipalities in 84 countries have already committed to Vote Earth – will you be joining us? ...

Earth Hour tonight, 8:30-9:30p (saturday)
The Alternative Consumer — ... Highlights of a press release and news from World Wildlife Fund… EarthHour is a global initiative of WWF in which millions of people around the world will cast a vote in favor of action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour on March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm local time. By voting with their light switches, Earth Hour participants will send a powerful, visual message to their leaders demanding immediate action on climate change. WWF is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in 100 countries for nearly half a century. With the support of almost 5 ...

Antarctica to Pyramids ? lights dim for Earth Hour
Ecoearth.info Blog — SYDNEY The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour , a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change . From the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis, the London Eye to the Las Vegas strip, nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries planned to join in the World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event, a time zone-by-time zone plan to dim nonessential lights between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Involvement in the effort has exploded since last year's Earth Hour, which drew participation ...

Tonight: Earth Hour Party @ The W Hotel
ecofabulous — ... At ecofabulous, we like our actions to be brighter than our words when it comes to climate change. That’s why we are committed to engaging in this year’s Earth Hour - taking place today (Saturday, March 29th) from 8:30-9:30 pm local time. Nearly 200 cities spanning the globe and millions of individuals and businesses (form mom-and-pop joints to multinational corporations) have pledged to take part by turning out their lights for this symbolic hour. Organizer, ...

Lights out for tonight's Earth Hour
Super Eco News Feed — ... killing the lights (inside and out) is great, we encourage you to take Earth Hour a few additional watts/volts back by also unplugging: desk lamps, computers, TVs, power strips, alarm clocks, neon ad signs and anything else that sucks power. Participating couldn't be easier. Simply shut off your lights at 8:30 p.m. local time, whichever time zone your in. See you in the dark tonight! (Photo credit: EarthHour.org) ...

Earth Hour 2009
3r Blogging — Well, this past Saturday night (March 28th at 8:30 PM), millions of people worldwide turned their lights out as a way to raise awareness about Global Warming. Known as Earth Hour , this event has grown over the past few years from just a "lights out" event in one city in 2007 to a worldwide blackout celebration in 2009. How did ...

How the Mom Goes Green family spent Earth Hour!
Mom Goes Green — ... Okay, enough of the mushies… but sincerely, we had a great time being a part of this worldwide “vote” against global warming.  Since we were blacked out, the kids did get a little FREAKED out so we let them have flashlights (with rechargeable batteries, of course!).  We spent the hour cheering for Earth Hour, making silly shadows in the illumination of the flashlights, and talking about global warming, being “environmental” and why we were participating in the event.  Our daughter was a little disheartened by the story of polar bears because, as she put it, ...

Earth Hour: How did it go? What did you learn?
EnviroMom — ... I had some moments of panic when I got an email two hours prior to Earth Hour from a local broadcast news reporter -- wanting to come over with a camera and do a story on a Portland family participating in Earth Hour. You know that feeling? Oh man. My house is a mess. Hair = bad hair day. What exactly are the kids wearing? Would they be an utter train-wreck if I pushed them to stay awake until 8:30pm and beyond? (In answer to those questions: crazy kid-selected ensembles and undoubtedly two big train-wrecks). I did call her back, and was grateful when it rolled to voicemail. ...

Global: Switching off the lights for a sustainable world
Global Voices Online — ... Brazil's most famous landmark, the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Hill, had its lights switched off overlooking a much darker than usual Rio de Janeiro city last Saturday. About 100 other Brazilian cities also switched the lights off from 20:30 to 21:30 during Earth Hour. It was the first time that the country has taken part in the global movement to show support for a more sustainable word. ...

The Hour Is Up And The Facts Are In…Kind Of
Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com — ... people participate of any kind. The lack of numbers may be because Earth Hour ended recently and it may take some time to analyze data and estimate figures , but there’s a chance that we’ll never know exactly how many of us were flipping our light switches and spending some time in the dark of night. It’s not an easy activity to monitor and the results will be roughly approximated, no matter how much time is taken. Even though the voting total didn’t appear to make one billion, the Earth Hour organization will still take the (very impressive) results to the ...

What Did You Do for Earth Hour?
Worldwatch Institute — The global campaign Earth Hour was first launched by WWF in Australia in 2007. It advocates each of us to switch off unnecessary lights and appliances for an hour, on March 28 of each year, as a statement for action on climate change. This year, more than 1 billion people in 88 countries and more than 4,000 cities took part. Worldwatch research fellow Anna da Costa reports on events in India's capital city. ...

Future Spark Generate Pedal Power for Earth Hour Concert
TreeHugger — ... , a business and technology consulting firm, who worked with Earth Hour organisers WWF to materialise their passions of collaboration, sustainability and loud music. ...

Earth Day, Blah Blah Blah....
Karla's Bonanza — ... First, happy Earth Day. And if you can't tell, I have mixed feelings about today. Like Earth Hour, it can feel a bit hollow: a day that's used by companies for marketing purposes, soaked in by busy people who may act today, but tomorrow will return to their regular lives. ...

Making every day Earth Day – literally
Environment — ... , in which participants – and we’re sure you were one of them – took some time to think about “weather, climate and the air we breathe.” And then five days later, on March 28, you pondered the atmosphere a little more during Earth Hour , when we all turned our lights off for an hour (and possibly made things worse ...