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Armenia will join millions in the world to observe the Earth Hour
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/03/23/armenia-will-join-millions-in-the-world-to-observe-the-earth-hour/
15:38 23.03.2013
Armenia will observe Earth Hour 2013 tonight. Millions of people
across the globe will turn off their lights for 60 minutes on Saturday
night starting at 8:30pm local time in a symbolic show of support for
`Earth Hour' campaign against climate change.
Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually, encouraging
households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for
one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate
change.
The event first took place in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of
Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights. Following
Sydney's lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in
2008.
Many of the world's most iconic attractions, including Sydney Opera
House, the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower will take part.
Last year more than 150 countries participated in the event which saw
some of the world's most iconic landmarks dim, and this year the
movement has spread to Palestine, Tunisia, Suriname and Rwanda.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/03/23/armenia-will-join-millions-in-the-world-to-observe-the-earth-hour/
15:38 23.03.2013
Armenia will observe Earth Hour 2013 tonight. Millions of people
across the globe will turn off their lights for 60 minutes on Saturday
night starting at 8:30pm local time in a symbolic show of support for
`Earth Hour' campaign against climate change.
Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually, encouraging
households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for
one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate
change.
The event first took place in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of
Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights. Following
Sydney's lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in
2008.
Many of the world's most iconic attractions, including Sydney Opera
House, the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower will take part.
Last year more than 150 countries participated in the event which saw
some of the world's most iconic landmarks dim, and this year the
movement has spread to Palestine, Tunisia, Suriname and Rwanda.