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Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour

New York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Asia turns off lights for Earth Hour

Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House were plunged into darkness on Saturday for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 31, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Space the latest frontier for Earth Hour

Millions of people are expected to switch off their lights for Earth Hour Saturday in a global effort to raise awareness about climate change that will even be monitored from space.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Lights off as 'Earth Hour' circles the globe

Lights went off around the world as landmark buildings and ordinary homes flipped their switches while the annual "Earth Hour" circled the planet in what was dubbed the world's largest voluntary action for ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 9

World urged to use 'Earth Hour' to protect planet

From Sydney to Seoul, London to Lima, and Dubai to Davis Station in frozen Antarctica, hundreds of millions of people are expected to switch off their lights on Saturday to mark "Earth Hour".

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (12) | comments 57

Earth Hour aims for hope in darkened world

Lights will go out around the world Saturday with hundreds of millions of people set to take part in the Earth Hour climate change campaign, which this year will also mark Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Earth Hour: from switching off to taking action

The Earth Hour global movement to help fight climate change is going beyond asking people to turn off their lights to making firm commitments to protect the environment, organisers said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour

(AP) -- Europe's best known landmarks - including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome's Colosseum - fell dark Saturday, following Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Forbidden City in joining a global climate ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

From Beijing to Paris, world to go dark for Earth Hour

Global landmarks from Sydney's Opera House to the Forbidden City, to the glittering Las Vegas Strip, will be plunged into darkness Saturday as activists bid to reinvigorate the climate change fight.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour (Update)

(AP) -- From an Antarctic research base to the Great Pyramids of Egypt and beyond, the world switched off the lights on Saturday for Earth Hour, dimming skyscrapers, city streets and some of the world's most ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (122) | comments 21

Billion people invited to switch off lights

Around a billion people living in the world's major cities are being invited to turn off their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time on Saturday for "Earth Hour," described as the biggest mass campaign to demand ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (15) | comments 6

Guide to galaxy for Earth Hour's starry, starry night

(PhysOrg.com) -- When cities turn off their lights for Earth Hour their occupants will get more than a warm and fuzzy green feeling, they will also see stars hundreds of trillions kilometres away lighting up a moonless night ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0