Sunday, 05 February 2012



Greece’s Acropolis Goes Dark in Support of Earth Hour



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27 March 2009 | The Acropolis in Athens will be the world’s oldest landmark to turn off its lights for Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, as part of the global movement to fight climate change.

“The lights will […] go out for […] the Acropolis in Athens, a poignant icon in the birthplace of modern democracy for the world’s first global vote between Earth and climate change,” according to the official website of the Earth Hour official website[http://www.earthhour.org/].

The ancient complex ruins will go dark at 8:30 pm local time, according to other historical sites across Greece that will also take part in the initiative, the SETimes.com website reported.

Over 800 other landmarks around the world that will participate in the initiative, including the Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Giza, the Empire State Building in New York, Big Ben, the London Eye and the Wembley Stadium Arch in London, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Sydney Opera House and the Gaudi Building in Barcelona.

Earth Hour is a global climate change initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), through which individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm to show their support for action on climate change. The event began in Sydney in 2007, when two million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people around the globe participated. In 2009, Earth Hour aims to reach out to one billion people in 1,000 cities.

According to a recent press release, 2,848 cities and towns across 83 countries, including 66 national capitals and nine of the 10 most populated metropolises on the planet have confirmed their participation in this year’s event.

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