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Cities Ready Protest Blackout

World 'Earth Hour' aims to raise awareness about global warming

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 20, 2008 10:21 AM CST
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(Newser) – An hour of darkness will descend on cities from Australia to Denmark on March 29 as homes and business turn out the lights to raise awareness about global warming. The event began last year in Sydney, where 2.2 million people shut off the lights, AFP reports. Two dozen cities around the globe will join this year's "Earth Hour."

Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Phoenix are the American cities on the Earth Hour roster. Other cities taking part include Tel Aviv, Bangkok, and Copenhagen. Along with the Sydney Opera House, icons like San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Chicago's Sears Tower, and Toronto's CN Tower will plunge into darkness.

A tourist stands on a path leading toward the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, in this March 22, 2007 file photo. Sydney initiated the now-global Earth Hour event last year. (AP Photo/Paul Miller)
A tourist stands on a path leading toward the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, in this March 22, 2007 file photo. Sydney initiated the now-global Earth Hour event last year. (AP Photo/Paul Miller)   (Associated Press)
Lights from office towers illuminate the city skyline in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, March 24, 2007. Sydney, Australia's biggest city, will shut off the lights for one hour in a global warming gesture known as Earth Hour at 8pm local time March 29, 2008.
Lights from office towers illuminate the city skyline in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, March 24, 2007. Sydney, Australia's biggest city, will shut off the lights for one hour in a global warming gesture...   (Associated Press)
The city skyline in Sydney, Australia, is seen in this March 24, 2007 file photo prior to Earth Hour. Twenty-four cities around the world have agreed to darken their skylines for an hour as part of an Australian initiative to raise awareness about climate change at 8 pm on March...
The city skyline in Sydney, Australia, is seen in this March 24, 2007 file photo prior to Earth Hour. Twenty-four cities around the world have agreed to darken their skylines for an hour as part of an...   (Associated Press)
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