Earth Hour

March 28, 2009,  Saturday at 8:30 pm is the  Earth Hour – a global event in which millions of people will turn out their lights to make a statement of concern about our planet and climate change. Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour got started just two years ago and is now the largest event of its kind in the world. Last year, more than 50 million participated and the lights went out at the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sydney Opera House and the Coliseum in Rome, just to name a few. This year, Earth Hour will be even bigger – already 250 cities in 74 countries have agreed to take part including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Moscow, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai and Mexico City. And right here in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and several other cities will be turning out our lights, too. But Earth Hour isn’t just for big cities – anyone can participate. To get a better sense of the event, check out this video at http://youtube.com/earthhourmalaysia. Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and free.  To sign up, visit http://www.earthhour.org/malaysia. where you’ll learn more including ways you can spread the word about Earth Hour, plus creative things to do when the lights go out in case you need inspiration! Let’s show the world Malaysians are united in the fight against global warming. Let’s all come together and switch off our lights on March 28 at 8:30 pm.

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Lam Seng