March 27, 2009 6:18 PM
Lights Out this Saturday in observance of Earth Hour
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Prepare yourself for a dark night this
Saturday night as the world goes into “lights out†mode at 8:30 p.m. local time
for one hour.
The World Wildlife Fund is promoting “Earth Hour,†which is the WWF’s plea to people around the world to turn off their lights for an hour in order to raise awareness for action on climate change.
The slogan for the event is, “Your light switch is your vote,†and they claim that, “switching off your light switch is a vote for Earth,†according to their site. Their goal is to inspire one billion people worldwide to participate.
About 2,800 cities in 83 countries — including 250 in the United States — had signed up, according to Dan Forman, a spokesman for World Wildlife Fund.
