wow! no adelaide tho
'World copies Aussie lights out
December 14, 2007 02:14pm
Article from: AAP
FOUR Australian capitals will be joined by nine international cities in switching off their lights for an hour next year to highlight global warming.
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra will plunge into darkness at 8pm local times on March 29 to cut greenhouse gas emissions as part of the International Earth Hour campaign.
They will be joined by a host of cities including Chicago, Toronto, Manila and Tel Aviv, with many others expected to sign up to the campaign in early 2008.
The concept is the brainchild of World WWF Australia, which approached the City of Sydney more than 18 months ago with the concept.
WWF Australia chief executive Greg Bourne said the inaugural Earth Hour this year attracted attention from around the world and he expected governments, businesses, community leaders and individuals to turn off their lights in large numbers.
"The majority of people in the world now live in our cities and cities are major contributors to global warming and cities need to show a lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions," Mr Bourne said.
He said Earth Hour in Sydney took the equivalent of almost 50,000 cars off the road and got Sydneysiders talking about rescuing their planet.
Sydney Mayor Clover Moore said 2.2 million corporate and residential Sydneysiders joined the voluntary blackout on March 31.
"It inspired and achieved a terrific response," Ms Moore said.'
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22923842-2,00.html