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Justine Bursoni hails from Chicago. She tried as hard as possible to leave here, graduating after three years of Art History school. It was Custard Cup (and owning her own home) that forced her to stay. She now lives in downtown Champaign, is working on her master's in art education and works at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum.
The World Wildlife Fund has asked the world to pledge just a single hour of the day to turn off all their lights. Now a global movement, called Earth Hour, they are hoping to send out a powerful statement about taking action against climate change. It was created last year by the WWF in Sydney and the image above is of the Sydney Harbour Bridge before and during last year's Earth Hour.
Beginning at 8 p.m. tomorrow, you can join the millions of people, businesses, civic organizations, and governments in nearly 200 cities around the globe, who will turn off their lights for an hour. Plus, more than 100 cities across North America have also pledged their participation, including the United States flagship cities — Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco as well as Canadian cities, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Local businesses also have pledged their time and will host special events, such as Flat Top Grill's candlelight dinner during Earth Hour.
If you'd like to participate, don’t forget to sign up on the World Wildlife Fund's webpage to let them know you want to join Earth Hour. So whether you're at home, work, or at school; make it light's out from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and celebrate Earth Hour.
Comments (1)
Friday, March 28, 2008 4:54 PM
Not to rain on the parade, but the Earth Hour is actually supposed to occur tomorrow, the 29th.