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China Dials Down Earth Hour for Tibet 'Holiday'

Happy Serf Liberation Day

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 27, 2009 1:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Chinese government has had a sudden change of heart about Earth Hour because the eco-conscious event falls during a new holiday celebrating the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet. Cities going dark won't create quite the festive atmosphere Beijing envisioned for the first Serf...   Read full story »

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