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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-27-10 12:36 PM
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Lights go out worldwide for Earth Hour
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/lights-go-out-worldwide-for-earth-hour/story-fn3dxity-1225846403230

SYDNEY Opera House fell into darkness tonight as millions of lights were switched off across Australia, kicking off a global energy-saving marathon.

Homes and businesses killed their lights at 8.30pm (AEDT) for Earth Hour in an effort to lower the planet's carbon footprint and raise awareness of the environment.

In Sydney, harbour ferry horns blared to signal the rolling event, which began in New Zealand and will wrap up 25 hours later in Apia, Samoa, at 6.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday.

Earth Hour executive director Andy Ridley said: "I'm so amazed that people take part on the scale that they do and enjoy it, because that's what it's about.


We're not afraid of the dark: globe turns off for the future

Into the dark ... Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photo: Chris Lane
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/earth-hour/were-not-afraid-of-the-dark-globe-turns-off-for-the-future-20100327-r4ce.html
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-27-10 05:41 PM
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1. kick!!
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Lifelong Protester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-27-10 06:13 PM
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2. I like it. We're joining in although we will have a video going
we will be watching Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" by candlelight...
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