Lights off as 'Earth Hour' circles the globe

[cory777]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – 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 the environment.

In Paris a minute's silence was observed for Japan as the city of light went dark, with illuminations switched off at the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame cathedral, City Hall, opera houses and many bridges, fountains and public places.

Sydney's Opera House was the first of many global landmarks to go dark as the event got under way, as hundreds of millions of people prepared to follow suit to enhance awareness of energy use and climate change.

Others in their turn included Beijing's "Bird's Nest" stadium that hosted the 2008 Olympics, the London Eye ferris wheel, Times Square in New York and Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue.

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[sabrina 1]

1. From Michael Moore on 'Earth Hour'

@MMFlint
Michael Moore
NYC in Lights Out 4 Earth right now & I'm surprised to c so many doing it:Empire St bldg, TimesSq, TimeWarner all dark. Gues who's not? GE!
6 hours ago


Not surprised that GE did not participate.

[trud]

2. darn I missed this

I didn't see one notice about it. Well, I'll do it tonight, one day late.

[GKirk]

3. i didn't know about it either

but I had my lights out all night after I went to bed

[sabrina 1]

5. I missed it too. They need to do it again and advertise it

more. I wonder how much electricity was saved in just that one hour?

[King_David]

4. I was in a restaurant

They turned the lights out and we ate by candle light.

Was cool.

[blackspade]

6. Crap, I wish I had known about this ahead of time!