Earth Hour 3 Weeks Away

Earth Hour Atlanta
Earth Hour makes the news – CNN’s famous headquarters’ sign will go dark for Earth Hour. What’s more, all Turner Broadcasting channels have signed on to support Earth Hour along with Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, which operates newspapers, radio stations and cable companies across the nation. And, the tallest building in Atlanta – the Bank of America Tower – will be turning their lights off from 8 – 9 p.m. on March 29. Earth Hour Atlanta is shaping up to shine in the dark.

Earth Hour Phoenix
Earth Hour Phoenix is getting even hotter! With Mayor Gordon’s support, the Phoenix Suns basketball team has signed on to score one for the planet by supporting Earth Hour. The US Airways Center plans to turn off its lights for Earth Hour and Arizona State University is pledging its participation as well.

Earth Hour Chicago
Earth Hour’s U.S. flagship city continues to amaze, as it broadens its commitment to turn off the lights city-wide. Soldier Field, the University of Chicago, over 500 area McDonald’s and over 3,000 Walgreen’s stores will all turn out on the 29th, as will the 16,000 lights on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier. Quarterback of the Chicago Bears Kyle Orton knows this is an important issue for Chicagoans and is supporting Earth Hour in his team’s city.

Earth Hour San Francisco
Beware…Alcatraz goes green! Yes, the infamous Alcatraz prison–which in 1972 became a national recreation area–will turn off its lights (and turn on the spookiness) for Earth Hour. Across the bay, decorative lighting on the Golden Gate Bridge will dim, as all of San Francisco embraces the need for change.

Earth Hour Across America
The Earth Hour movement is spreading. The cities of Charlotte, NC, Northbrook, IL and Denver, CO are all on board. Groups in Alaska and Hawaii have joined. Cookie sale season is in full swing, but Girl Scout troops all over are showcasing the Earth Hour logo on their websites. A mom’s group in Hamilton, Montana, is taking part. And cities, towns and villages across America are urging their residents to turn out for Earth Hour. If your town’s not on the list, you can take the lead It won’t take a fight to get City Hall involved.
Let us know what you’re doing for Earth Hour!

Earth Hour Around the World
The capital of the Emerald Isle, Dublin, will look a darker shade of green for Earth Hour. The Irish city,home to nearly one million people, has signed on as one of more than two dozen official Earth Hour flagship cities worldwide.

Earth Hour March 29th 8:00PM

SEARS TOWER in Chicago, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Toronto’s CN Tower have joined a growing list of landmarks that will have their lights switched off during Earth Hour this month.

The Coca-Cola sign in Kings Cross went blank during last year’s event, and this year the company’s headquarters in Atlanta will follow suit.

A spokesman for the World Wildlife Fund, Andy Ridley, said: “It’s almost beyond our control now – we’re starting to see hundreds of projects and different organizations taking part this year, some of which we’d never even heard of.”

In Chicago the lights will be switched off at the home of the Chicago Bears American football team, Soldier Field; City Hall; the headquarters of Boeing; and many skyscrapers.

Groups in Moldova, Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Chile, Jordan and Syria have independently contacted the organizers, WWF and Fairfax Media, the publisher of the Herald, to announce their intention to take part.

In Sydney, where it all started, the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, Sydney Tower, the Town Hall, State Parliament, Kirribilli House, Luna Park and office buildings fronting Circular Quay will darken at 8pm on March 29.

By 11am yesterday about 60,000 people had signed on the Earth Hour website, surpassing the number of participants who declared their intention last year. About 3600 businesses had joined by late yesterday.

Earth Hour 2008