Earth Hour 2009

Simple briefing about Earth Hour Background
Earth Hour is an international event organised by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund), and held on the last Saturday of March each year, which asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Earth hour was conceived by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights.
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Today,in 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, 82 countries and more than 2100cities are 'committed to Earth Hour 2009' of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote.That was a huge increase from people participating in 35 countries for Earth Hour 2008with the goal

Earth Hour will next take place on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm,



I like This song =>>Better Day -Earth Hour Song


This song was performed live for the launch of Earth Hour in Sydney. It's a simple song with a simple message.
Save the planet by doing something positive. Turn out your lights. Buy energy-saving lights. Pump up your car tyres to reduce fuel consumption. Turn electrical goods off at the power point. Live a Better Day today.