http://www.earthhour.org/

Earth Hour 2009 is set to switch off the globe. Already 538 cities in 75 countries which is double the number of countries that participated in 2008, are committed. With hundreds more cities expected to sign up to switch off in the coming months, Earth Hour 2009 is setting the platform for an unprecedented global mandate for action on climate change.
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia with 2.2 million homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour. Only a year later and this event had become a global sustainability movement with up to 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
Earth Hour 2009 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to The Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.


Over 64 countries and territories are participating in Earth Hour 2009. This number grows every day as people realise how such a simple act, can have such a profound result in affecting change.


Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everyone can make a difference.


Join us for Earth Hour 2009, turn off your lights at 8.30pm Saturday 28 March and go to http://www.earthhour.org/ to be counted.

Sounds good to me. Maybe it should go in the upcoming events section?

with earth hour approaching in March do you think that while people save the earth by donating one hour with out power they could also save the children of the earth by sending 1$ to UNICEF ?

try passing it on

http://www.earthhour.org/

http://www.unicef.org/

That's a great suggestion, Heart! A reminder would help me, for sure.

Cutecat.....Thanks for posting this. It would be terrific if everyone opted to participate.

I want to update as I emailed our power company and our mayor.


march 20th 2009
I received an answer from our mayors office. I am thrilled.

Dear _________:



Thank you for your recent email to Mayor Fahey. Because I am Mayor Fahey’s representative for energy efficiency, he asked that I respond to your question regarding Omaha’s participation in Earth Hour. I am happy to report that Omaha’s City Hall will observe Earth Hour, and is in fact one of Omaha’s most energy efficient buildings, earning the coveted “Energy Star” rating. Additionally, the mayor’s office has reached out to downtown businesses about participating in Earth Hour, and at this point, MUD will also participate.



If you are interested in partnering with organizations and citizens who share your interest in energy efficiency and sustainability in Omaha, I encourage you to visit the website www.greenomahacoalition.org



Thank you for your interest in this important issue.

Excellent! Kudos to you, cutecat!