Switch off, save planet message goes global (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 03/29/2008 - 4:22pm

A combo picture shows the Royal Castle in Stockholm, Sweden, moments before (top) and after the lights were switched off for Earth Hour, March 29, 2008.<br /><br />People switched off lights across the world on Saturday, dimming buildings, hotels, restaurants and bars to show concern at global warming.<br /><br />Up to 30 million people were expected to switch off their lights for 60 minutes by the time 'Earth Hour' -- which started at 8 p.m. in Suva in Fiji and Christchurch in New Zealand -- completed its cycle westwards.<br /><br />More than 380 towns and cities and 3,500 businesses in 35 countries signed up for the campaign that is only in its second year after it began in 2007 in Sydney alone.<br /><br />(Roger Vikstrom/Scanpix/Reuters)Reuters - People switched off lights around the world on Saturday, dimming buildings, hotels, restaurants and bars to show concern at global warming.



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