Earth Hour on March 28

On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 p.m., you can take part in Earth Hour—the world’s largest global climate change event. By simply turning out all non-essential lighting for one hour, we will join tens of millions of concerned citizens throughout the world in calling for action to save our planet for future generations.

We’d like to invite you, to join us in the important effort. Earth Hour is an event led by the World Wildlife Fund. In 2008, more than 50 million people in 370 cities around the world took part, as the lights dimmed at Sydney’s Opera House, Rome’s Coliseum, the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. Even the Google homepage went dark for the day.

This year, Earth Hour will be even bigger. In the United States, cities large and small have said they’ll participate, with more signing on daily. They will join international cities such as Auckland, Beijing, Bogota, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kiev, Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, New York, Oslo, Paris, Rome, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, and Warsaw. To get a better sense of the magnitude and inspiring nature of the event, take a moment to watch WWF’s video on Earth Hour 2009 by visiting www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWD8pbK5t8.

Energy efficiency isn’t just good for business. Each one of us has a stake in the future of our planet and must do whatever we can to operate in ways that don’t deplete our world’s limited natural resources. Joining Earth Hour is a great way to increase awareness about the planet and how to operate in a responsible way.

We hope you’ll join us in this important and inspiring effort and encourage your family, friends, and coworkers to take part.

Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and costs nothing. To get more information and to sign to have your business listed as among those participating, visit www.earthhour.org/ and agree to turn out all nonessential lights from 8:30 p.m.-9:30pm on March 28, 2009.

Don’t forget—on March 28th at 8:30 p.m., switch off. One simple hour that will help make the world a better place.