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Earth Hour
Earth Hour
Saturday, March 28th, marked the second landmark event called Earth Hour. From eight o'clock to nine o'clock p.m. in each time zone lights and non-essential appliances were turned off. This was supposed to symbolize the climate crisis and raise awareness of climate change.
During the first Earth Hour in 2007, in Sydney, Australia alone, more than 2 million businesses and households turned their lights off. This year as many as 30 million people worldwide participated in the event. There were approximately 370 towns and cities in thirty-five countries that faded to black during this event.
Well known landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Sears Tower, CN Tower in Toronto and the Coliseum in Rome turned their lights off for Earth Hour. One energy distribution company in New Zealand said that power consumption in one town dropped 12.8% in just that one hour. If one hour made that much of a difference, then imagine what could happen if people changed their daily routines to use less energy. Andy Ridley, the executive director of Earth Hour, said the event "was about inspiring people to make daily changes that will help achieve Earth Hour's ultimate goal of reducing emissions by 5%".
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