Earth Hour 2010 Saturday 27th March

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Earth Hour 2010 Saturday 27th March

Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Earth hour was conceived by WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights. Following Sydney's lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in 2008.


Earth Hour 2010 will take place on March 27, 2010 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., local time.


Earth Hour 2010 Official video

Turn out your light, show support

In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour.

Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our future.

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Earth Hour 2010 Commercial

 

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will be doing this for sure

 

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Australia's city of Canberra 2009

Toronto's Earth Hour 2009

Sydney's Earth Hour 2009

 

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These three combo photos show Malaysia's landmark the Petronas Twin Towers in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, having their lights turned off (from top to lower ground) to mark Earth Hour on March 28, 2009.
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Taipei 101 building before and after (L-R) Earth Hour in Taipei March 28, 2009.


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Hong Kong's financial district's Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Centre, HSBC headquarters, Standard Chartered Bank and Legislative Council before during Earth Hour March 28, 2009.

 

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A view of the hill of the Acropolis during Earth Hour in Athens, Greece March 28, 2009.

 

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The Beijing Olympic swimming pool, better known as the "Water Cube" goes dark to observe the call to turn off non-essential lighting for one hour for climate change during World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour in Beijing on March 28, 2009.

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The skyline of downtown Toronto before and after Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

 

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Rome's ancient Colosseum seen during Earth Hour in Rome, Italy on March 28, 2009.

 

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The Sydney Opera House taken before and during Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

 

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The Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China before and during Earth Hour on March 28, 2009.

 

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The Bangkok skyline in Thailand, before and during Earth Hour March 28, 2009.

 

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The Eiffel Tower before and during Earth Hour in Paris, France on March 28, 2009.

 

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The Ericsson Globe Arena, seen during Earth Hour in Stockholm, Sweden March 28, 2009.

 

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The Houses of Parliament in central London, moments before the lights are turned off to mark "Earth Hour", and as the lights are turned off, on March 28, 2009.

 

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Lausanne's cathedral before and after its lights were switched off, on March 28, 2009 in Lausanne, Switzerland as part of the "Earth Hour" campaign.

 

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The main square in downtown Lima, Peru before and during Earth Hour March 28, 2009.

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