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Turn Off the Lights to Celebrate the Second Annual Earth Hour
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Turn Off the Lights and Celebrate Earth Hour Tonight

Earth Hour, sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, is an hour-long initiative to bring awareness to climate change by switching off the lights and all electronics for one hour.
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Earth Hour, sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, is an hour-long initiative to bring awareness to climate change by switching off the lights and all electronics for one hour. Tonight at 8:30 p.m. (no matter which time zone you're in), celebrate by turning off the lights for one hour. Last year's Earth Hour involved hundreds of thousands of people in more than 4,000 cities around the world. Many US cities participated by dimming the lights of major landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Statue of Liberty in New York, and the Space Needle in Seattle. International landmarks also got in on the action; from the Pyramids of Giza, the Acropolis, Sydney Opera House, and more, all went dark.

This year, many businesses are participating, too. IKEA will celebrate all day by turning off unnecessary lights and sponsoring climate-related competitions among customers and workers. Harrah's is turning off external lighting on all of its casinos (the Vegas strip will be dark!), and Coca Cola is cutting power to brightly lit signs around the world, including the famous sign in NYC's Times Square.

The main aim of the project is to raise awareness and mobilize a large amount of people for the cause. It's amazing how loudly shutting off the lights can speak when millions of people take part. "Earth Hour" has been a trending topic on Twitter since yesterday, so if you plan to participate don't forget to tag your tweets with #earthhour.

Will You Participate in Earth Hour Tonight?
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Will You Participate in Earth Hour Tonight?

Tonight at 8:30 p.m.
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Tonight at 8:30 p.m. Earth Hour will begin, and millions of people around the globe will shut off their lights to make a statement about climate change. Businesses, residences, government buildings, and iconic landmarks will all participate. Here is a shot of the Las Vegas Strip — normally one of the world's brightest spots — during Earth Hour last year. Will you participate?

Earth Hour Begins March 27, 2010, at 8:30 P.M.
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Casa Verde: Hit the Lights For Earth Hour Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 8:30 p.m.
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Tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. local time, millions of people around the world will come together for climate change and turn off their lights for one hour. Since it began three years ago, Earth Hour has become a global phenomenon, with participants from New Zealand to Hawaii. Last year, nearly one billion people participated, including 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents. Eighty million of those were Americans, and some of our most iconic landmarks, like the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Las Vegas Strip, took part.

So, hit the lights tomorrow! It really couldn't be easier, and I'm sure you can think of a few things you can do in the dark. If you need illumination, try some pretty, eco-friendly candles — lighting candles is A-OK!

Take a look at some images of international landmarks last year during Earth Hour comparing the moments before and after they hit the switch:

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Daily Tech: See a US Gadget Recycling Plant In Action
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Daily Tech: See a US Gadget Recycling Plant In Action

Sims Recycling Solutions has 15 locations across the United States and recycles everything from cameras, printers, to computers.
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Earth Hour Clocks a Big Success
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Earth Hour Clocks a Big Success

All around the word people turned off their lights last night for Earth Hour.
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Earth Hour Clocks a Big Success

All around the word people turned off their lights last night for Earth Hour. Landmarks from Australia, to China, to Greece went dark along with millions of households. Fifty-four percent of you said you would turn off your lights in order to shed light on the climate crisis. Check out international photos from Earth Hour — including before and after shots.

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Open House: How Are You Observing Earth Hour?
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Open House: How Are You Observing Earth Hour?

Earth Hour, a global event on climate change, is a World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) initiative to "turn off the lights" in cities around the world for one hour.
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Earth Hour, a global event on climate change, is a World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) initiative to "turn off the lights" in cities around the world for one hour. Earth Hour encourages businesses, communities and individuals to take simple steps needed to cut their carbon dioxide emissions. This year, Earth Hour has the goal of asking one billion people switch off their lights, and thus far, over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to do just that.

How are you observing Earth Hour? I love Solarina's Scrabble game by candlelight, but since the weather has been mild here, I think I might take a night walk in my neighborhood. Or perhaps I'll garden by moonlight. Do you have any clever, fun ideas for celebrating this eco hour?

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Earth Hour is Tonight, March 28, at 8:30 p.m.
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Celebrate Earth Hour Tonight by Turning the Lights Off

Earth Day is coming up, but before then I hope you're participating in Earth Hour, which takes place tonight at 8:30 p.m.
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Earth Day is coming up, but before then I hope you're participating in Earth Hour, which takes place tonight at 8:30 p.m. until 9:30, no matter where you are or what time zone you're in. Earth Hour is an effort by the World Wildlife Foundation, and all you have to do to participate is to turn your lights off.

The goal is for 1 billion people to go dark, thereby "voting earth" and making an impact as a united planet.

So far, everyone is voting yes to turn out the lights, and if you care to make it geeky, Earth Hour encourages you to blog about it and tag it with earthhour or voteearth, and your location, or Twitter about it and add #earthhour or #voteearth and your #location in your update.

I'm Asking: How Much Do You Spend on Utilities?
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I'm Asking: How Much Do You Spend on Utilities?

From 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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From 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight, 2,712 cities from 83 countries will celebrate the World Wildlife Fund initiative, Earth Hour, by turning off the lights. The hope is to save energy and promote climate change awareness.

Shutting off the electricity and unplugging electronics that are needlessly sucking up energy is one of the simplest ways to cut costs around the house, especially in the Spring when it is warmer and lighter in the evenings. I know my utilities bill skyrockets during the Winter, but was a bit smaller in February. What do you spend monthly to keep the lights, heat, and water running in your abode?

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