{"id":18825,"date":"2011-03-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=18825"},"modified":"2011-03-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T14:00:00","slug":"earth-hour-2011-join-the-world-turn-off-our-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/earth-hour-2011-join-the-world-turn-off-our-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Hour 2011: Join The World, Turn Off Your Lights!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earth Hour will be this Saturday, March 26th at 8:30 pm<\/strong> (local time). At this time, everyone will switch off their lights around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour. So grab some candles and help in the biggest grass roots movement on the planet.<\/p>\n

A little history on Earth Hour<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Earth Hour<\/strong> started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries\/territories participating.<\/p>\n

In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries<\/strong>\/territories<\/strong> officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world\u2019s largest global climate change initiative.<\/p>\n