News tagged with empire state building

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

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

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

Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green

(AP) -- When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Empire State Building going green

The Empire State Building is being converted into an eco-friendly skyscraper, transforming the landmark into a "green" architectural marvel as part of a multimillion-dollar upgrade, officials said Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0