[Texgreen] Earth Hour 2008, 8-9 pm Sat. Mar. 29.

[Margaret]

This is a bit late, but it's the first I heard of this event . . .
let's all try to participate and tell others!

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http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159223/1/

30 Million to Hit the Lights for Earth Hour
Stephen de Tarczynski
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Fri., Mar. 28, 2008

MELBOURNE, Mar 28 (IPS) - Organizers of Earth Hour 2008 estimate that
in excess of 30 million people worldwide will take action on Saturday
to raise awareness of how small changes can make big differences when
it comes to climate change.

"The aim of Earth Hour is to build community awareness and to ensure
that as many people as possible understand the simple actions that
they can take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions," says Fiona
Poletti, from WWF Australia -- part of the World Wildlife Fund For
Nature network -- which is organizing the event.

 This year's Earth Hour -- like the inaugural event last year --
revolves around the simple action of participants turning off lights
and appliances, instead of leaving them on standby, for an hour from
8 pm on Mar. 29.

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Canadian:

http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159078/1/

EARTH HOUR: THIS SATURDAY!
on 24 March 2008

Remember to turn off your lights this Saturday, March 29th, from 8pm
to 9pm. Learn how Earth Hour Vancouver is going beyond this one-hour
blackout.