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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Earth Hour

Earth Hour stories: 5 news summaries

 It's Lights Out for Earth Hour 


Mar 28, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Earth Hour is under way. The annual event in which cities around the world dim their lights for an hour at 8:30pm local time kicked off in Sydney, Australia, the Age reports. China's Bird's Nest stadium, London's Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Vatican, and the Empire State Building... More »

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environment • Australia • Melbourne • Sydney • Earth Hour • nocturnal darkness

China Dials Down Earth Hour for Tibet 'Holiday'

Happy Serf Liberation Day

Mar 27, 09 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 Liberation Day, so the government... More »

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China • Tibet • Earth Hour

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 Cities Dim Lights for Earth 

Australian brainstorm becomes global phenomenon

Mar 29, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities around the world dimmed their lights for an hour tonight to draw attention to global warming, the AP reports. Sydney, Australia, the city where Earth Hour began a year ago, helped get things started, followed by municipalities around the world at 8 pm. in their time zones. Chicago and... More »

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climate change • Sydney • Earth Hour • carbon emissions

World Will Dim Lights Tomorrow for Earth Hour

Cities will power off
to call attention
to global warming

Mar 28, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities across the world will dim their lights  tomorrow night—temporarily darkening major landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Sydney’s Opera House and Chicago's Wrigley Field—in an effort to raise awareness about energy conservation and climate change. Phoenix, Atlanta, and a dozen other US cities will join... More »

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climate change • energy • Australia • San Francisco • Chicago • global warming • Bangkok • Sydney • World Wildlife Fund • Earth Hour

Cities Ready Protest Blackout

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

Feb 20, 08 10:21 AM CST
(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... More »

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climate change • Australia • San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • global warming • Bangkok • Phoenix • Tel Aviv • Sydney • Copenhagen • Earth Hour

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