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Lights out: "Earth Hour" goes global on March 28th!
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"Earth Hour" began in Sydney in 2007. |
On March 31st, 2007, over 2.2 million homes and businesses in Sydney switched off their lights for one hour. It was estimated that electricity saved during that hour could sustain 200,000 TV sets for one hour. Or supply the energy to run 50,000 cars for one hour.
As an added bonus, Sydney residents joining the movement said they could see more stars than ever during that night.
After that, "Earth Hour" spread around the world at a amazing speed.
In 2008, from Oceania to Asia from Europe to the Americas... 50 million people switched off their lights.
More and more people have been joining the "Earth Hour" movement... and contributing in their own way to save our planet.
Editor:Du Xiaodan
