Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a global initiative from the brain child of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Raising awareness to take action against Global Warming is the main theme of the Earth Hour. Every year on the last Saturday of March, people from all around the world show-off their support for Earth Hour by switching off their lights for one hour. 

This event was first brought into the limelight in Sydney, Australia in 2007 where 2.2 million homes and business organizations came together by turning off their lights for one hour. In 2008 Earth Hour expanded worldwide to became a global movement. 50 million people from 35 countries joined this initiative.

For 2009 the WWF is taking this initiative to a new level, expecting 1 billion peoples supportive global vote to VOTE EARTH from more than 83 countries and territories to become active part of the Global Climate Change conference in Copenhagen 2009. As such, you can expect to see lots of internet talk as the blogosphere gears up for the event.

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• Earth Hour: VOTE EARTH!

  
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• Earth Hour 2009

  
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  Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 and is now a worldwide event taking place in 88 countries and 4000 cities around the world. Since 2007, Earth Hour has gained worldwide support for positive action against global warming. It all began with 2.2 million people in one city using their light switches to have their ...
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• I voted for Earth

  
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• Richard Ellis Takes on Polar Bears with On Thin Ice

  
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  Even as I speak, the very last polar bear may be dying of hunger on account of climate change, on account of us. And I will sure miss the polar bears. Their babies are so warm and cuddly and trusting, just like ours. - -Kurt Vonnegut, Armageddon in Retrospect. We’ve got 100 years left with polar bears. So ...
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• After Earth Hour, Vote Earth Now!!

  
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  WWF’s New Campaign to put pressure on world leaders to sign the effective deal in Copenhagen. WHY VOTE EARTH? Put simply, because our future depends on it! It only takes a few minutes to vote, but it could help protect our planet forever. It’s your chance to tell world leaders what kind of deal you want them ...
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• Vote Earth! Demand Action On Climate Change In Copenhagen (Video)

  
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  Earlier this year hundreds of millions of people from 88 countries showed their commitment to the planet by turning out the lights for Earth Hour , and the Vote Earth campaign is now asking you to join the chorus in demanding serious action from world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in ...
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• The day the earth stood still

  
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  For months now, I’ve desired to write a piece on the ridiculousness of the environmental movement.  There really is no way to truly satisfy this movement short of renouncing technology and returning to a state of primitive culture.  Naturally, such a move would also require a vast reduction in the human population ...
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• The day the earth stood still

  
  An American Idiot — Authority: 123
  For months now, I’ve desired to write a piece on the ridiculousness of the environmental movement.  There really is no way to truly satisfy this movement short of renouncing technology and returning to a state of primitive culture.  Naturally, such a move would also require a vast reduction in the human population ...
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• Global Day of Success

  
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  In the spirit of Step It Up 2007 and Earth Hour ,  350.org reports that yesterday’s International Day of Climate Action brought people together in 181 countries, at over 5,200 events, for the “most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history.” See a great slide show plus videos and ...
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