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[23 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]

People around the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched an Earth Hour pledge program to generate awareness about climate change. The movement symbolizes that by all of us working together we can make a positive impact protecting our future and that of future generations. Help us light up Georgia. Georgia needs only 1% of Georgians (96,800) to sign the Earth …

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[16 Feb 2010 | One Comment | ]
Earth Hour 2010 is here! March 27th, 2010 from 8:30 – 9:30 is the time.

Earth Hour 2010
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On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour.
Last year, for Earth Hour 2009 nearly one billion people in 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents turned out. In the U.S. alone, 80 million Americans and 318 cities officially voted for action with their light switch. These people and municipalities were joined by iconic …

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[28 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Alpharetta Encourages everyone to turn lights off

The City of Alpharetta is encouraging all residents and businesses to help raise awareness of the need to conserve energy by turning off the lights in their homes and businesses for one hour on March 28 from 8:30 until 9:30 PM.  Alpharetta is joining more than 930 cities in 80 countries to promote Earth Hour, a global campaign to raise environmental awareness.
Earth Hour is a global campaign coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund that began in Sydney, Australia in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights.  Worldwide participation …

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[15 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Earth Hour 2009 – March 28th

It’s time to show your devotion for a sustainable Atlanta and the environment. Earth Hour 2009 is Saturday, March 28th at 8:30 p.m. What is Earth Hour? Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses switch off their lights for an entire hour as a demonstration against global warming. Last year’s event grew tremendously in size with 50 million people all over the globe, including Atlanta, participating.
Well, this year’s event is more than a demonstration against global warming, it is actually a way to …

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