Sunday, February 15, 2009

Will we turn off the lights on March 28?

Scroll down for recent posts about Keystone and the National Park Service


Want to be a part of a worldwide event to help call attention to the need for decisive action on climate change?

On Saturday, March 28th at 8:30pm in the US, millions of people around the globe will unite for one hour and switch off their lights to show that they care about our living planet. To sign up for the event and receive regular updates click here. http://www.earthhour.org/signup/ To join others in El Paso in promoting this event send an email to rickllobello@cs.com

Watch a video about the event on YouTube.

Cities already listed to participate in Earth Hour 2009 include Cape Town, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, Nashville, Oslo, Rome, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, and Warsaw.

On this special night, the world will witness some of the most recognizable landmarks on the planet dim the lights in support of decisive action on climate change. Icons switching off include the world’s tallest hotel building in Dubai - the Burj Dubai, the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas - the CN Tower in Toronto, Moscow's Federation Tower and in Rome - Quirinale - the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.

Auckland's Sky Tower - the tallest tower in the Southern Hemisphere will go dark, joined by Australia’s iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House and across in Cape Town, South Africa, the iconic Table Mountain will mark Earth Hour by turning off its flood lights.

0 comments: