Turn Off the Lights and Celebrate Earth Hour Tonight


Updated 03/27/10 12:31 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Turn Off the Lights to Celebrate the Second Annual Earth Hour

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 Read more

Will You Participate in Earth Hour Tonight?


Updated 03/29/10 7:54 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 1 comment

Will You Participate in Earth Hour Tonight?

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? Will Read more

Casa Verde: Hit the Lights For Earth Hour Tomorrow


Updated 03/26/10 6:00 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Earth Hour Begins March 27, 2010, at 8:30 P.M.

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 Read more

Daily Tech: See a US Gadget Recycling Plant In Action


Updated 04/02/09 3:21 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

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. — Wired Stroke patients are using video games to help their debilitated vision and the results have been phenomenal with some patients' receiving 90 percent of their vision back. — Switched Check out some amazing gadget deals of the day including a refurbished HP Read more

Behind the Scenes: An Earth Hour Birthday Party


Updated 04/06/09 11:05 AM · Posted by partysugar · 2 comments

Behind the Scenes: An Earth Hour Birthday Party

Last Saturday night was my sister's birthday. To celebrate, she invited a group of people to her house at 8 p.m. At 8:30, we turned off the lights to observe Earth Hour. I catered the informal event. To find out what was on the menu and check out my sister's fabulous party favor idea, start clicking. Read more

Earth Hour Clocks a Big Success


Updated 03/30/09 6:54 PM · Posted by CitizenSugar · 22 comments

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. Source Read more

Open House: How Are You Observing Earth Hour?


Updated 03/29/09 2:57 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 11 comments

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. 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 Read more

Celebrate Earth Hour Tonight by Turning the Lights Off


Updated 03/30/09 6:18 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 14 comments

Earth Hour is Tonight, March 28, at 8:30 p.m.

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 Read more

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


Updated 03/31/09 7:31 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 25 comments

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

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 Read more