March 29, 09
On Saturday March 28, people turned off their lights all over the country for an hour. This was done to conserve energy and make statement about climate change. Places like Hong Kong, Paris, and Las Vegas turned off important landmarks. Advocates hope that through the event, people would consider a treaty on global warming and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. People all over the world admired the drastic change in the bright lights and watched as parts of the world turned dark.
This was such a cool event. I did not know it even existed until this year. Turning the lights off conserved a lot of energy and raised awareness of energy use. It is a great idea and i'm glad people all over the world particiapted. I wish I was in Times Square to see the lights off!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/nyregion/29lights.html
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I completely forgot about it until after the fact. Shame on me! But I unplug everything when I'm not home, so I'm helping out that way too :)
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