Record Number of States to Take Part in Earth Hour 2010
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On March 27th, 2010 from 8:30-9:30pm local time, the largest public demonstration ever for action on climate change will take place as lights are symbolically turned off for one hour in homes, office buildings, iconic landmarks, government buildings and retail establishments across the globe for Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an event in which millions of Americans will turn out their lights for one hour in support of action on climate change and toward creating a cleaner, safer and more secure future.
WWF recently announced that a record 19 states and 44 cities in the U.S. will dim their lights for Earth Hour 2010 with more expected to join the global movement in the coming weeks.
With less than 30 days left until Earth Hour 2010, the movement continues to grow in the U.S. with significantly more states and cities signed up compared to this time last year.
The number of states participating in Earth Hour 2010 is triple what they were at this time last year:
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Major cities officially participating in Earth Hour 2010:
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Denver
- Houston
- Las Vegas
- St. Louis
- Winston-Salem
Outside the U.S., WWF said they expect more than 800 cities in 80 countries to take part in Earth Hour 2010, including Athens, Bangkok, Cape Town, Delhi, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Manila, Moscow, Rome, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Toronto.
While it is important to consider your impact on the planet and reduce your energy usage year round, Earth Hour is an important event because it enforces these reminders on a wide scale and encourages people to shut off for a very reasonable amount of time.
"Earth Hour sends a message that it’s time for America to switch to a cleaner, safer and more secure future," said WWF President and CEO Carter Roberts. "We expect tens of millions Americans all across the nation will take part because they care about our country, our planet and our future."
Keep this idea in mind year round and reduce your energy reliance wherever possible, and you're one small step closer to helping save our planet!
17 Responses
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kevin mitchell
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:53 am
I never even knew and i should.I live in the UK and im sure they should have informed us of this.Now i am awhere of this issue i will do all that i can to contribute to this marvelous cause.
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Nelson
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
diffinitely i will be part of earth hour this coming 27th of march, this one way i can return back to mother nature.
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Michael@ Lighting Toronto
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 pm
I don't suppose satellite images of city lights are available to measure participation?
Probably not as I would expect those images take several passes over weeks to take.
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Mike Logan
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Hello All,
I did not know about this, and I am looking for some ways to participate more effectively. Have donated to Arbor Day and have some new trees as a result but that is a little slow for my five year old daughter. She will enjoy turning off her brother's X-Box for Earth Hour.
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Ahuva
March 3rd, 2010 at 4:15 pm
You bet! We need a lot of people participating in this. I'm glad this is a global effort. But we gotta watch out for the false environmentalists, the global elite who are trying to co-opt our true environmentalism in order to tax us for EVERYTHING. If you don't know about it I suggest you begin listening to Alex Jones radio.
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andrew
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:45 pm
last year I was failed to participate on that & I dont know that it'll happen again this year
thanks for sharing
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Faith
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Count me in. This reminded me to take part in conserving and reducing energy consumption. What's more cool on this event is people worldwide will participate too.
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Max
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:40 pm
I'm surprised Austin wasn't on board with this - normally we're a very eco-friendly to a fault.
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Ariel
March 4th, 2010 at 4:38 am
I also wanna to be a part of this event. I know I am outside of USA but I will follow them. Because its a issue of our earth and its our responsibility to save it.
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Genesh Mehta
March 4th, 2010 at 7:08 am
I will definitely be the part of this mega event for our precious nature. This is a great way to join the globe in a noble cause. I request all the readers of this post to conserve energy and to reduce the wastage. Afterall its our childs world.
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Anna
March 4th, 2010 at 10:45 am
That's great that plenty of people are ready to maintain this eco-friendly movement - I'm with them also!
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Garrett Bender
March 4th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Sounds like an amazing event. I can't wait to see how many states and people participate. Can I participate by turning my lights off on that day and time?
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Joel
March 4th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Earth Hour is proof that small commitments make a big difference; imagine what we could do if we integrate these habits into our lives instead of making a point once a year.
Does anyone know if there's an estimate of how much energy will be conserved during this time period?
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pays to live green
March 4th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
I wish Maryland would get more involved. I enjoyed doing this last year and I plan to participate again this year.
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Jessie
March 6th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Just wondering how much energy is estimated to be saved in the US during that half hour?
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Stefanie
March 6th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Max said:
It may be, this isn't a complete list of cities, just a few.
Joel said:
Jessie said:
It's actually half an hour, and I guess it would depend on the city. Wikipedia offers some information on how much energy was saved for certain cities - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour
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Andrew
March 8th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I did this in Dallas with many friends!