Earth Hour 2009

Next Saturday (March 28th) from 8:30-9:30pm, thousands of communities and millions of people from around the globe will join together to send leaders a powerful message about global warming.  It's a pretty simple concept -- by simply turning off your lights for an hour, you can participate in a "global election between Earth and global warming." 

A little history:

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

The photographs from the events in 2007 and 2008 are pretty amazing -- a lot of individual actions combined to make a big statement. 

For more details, visit www.ShowMeYourSolutions.org or www.EarthHour.org. The Missouri-specific page for the event on Facebook is here.