Earth Hour - Lots of Pics

[Kadie]

A view of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro before Earth Hour March 27, 2010. More than 80 countries have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.


A view of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro during Earth Hour March 27, 2010. More than 80 countries have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.


A combination photo shows the hill of the Acropolis before and during Earth Hour in Athens March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


A combination photo shows St. Sava church before (L) and during Earth Hour in Belgrade March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


A combination picture shows the Houses of Parliament before (top) and during Earth hour in London March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


A combination photo shows the Buenos Aires' Obelisk before (L) and during Earth Hour March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. The symbolic one-hour switch-off, first held in Sydney in 2007, has become an annual global event and organizers World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said they expect this year's to be.


A combination picture shows Oslo's City Hall before (top) and during Earth Hour March 27, 2010. Countries around the world have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.


This combo picture shows Budapest's Chain Bridge before (top) and after the lights were turned off during Earth Hour March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


A combination picture shows activists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) watching the Brandenburg Gate before and during Earth Hour in Berlin, March 27, 2010. Countries around the world have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions. The sign reads "lights off, climate protection on".


In this combination, two photos show the Mosque of Cordoba seen before lights were turned off, at top, and after the lights are turned off, at bottom, during the worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change in Cordoba, Spain, Saturday, March 27, 2010. Many millions of people worldwide are turning off lights and electrical appliances for one hour Saturday night, in a mass gesture to highlight environmental concerns and to call for a binding pact to cut greenhouse gas emissions.


A combination of pictures shows the tower of Berlin's Rote Rathaus (Red Town Hall) before (top) and during Earth Hour March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


This combination picture Moscow State University taken before and after the lights are turned off during the worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change in Moscow Saturday, March 27, 2010. Millions of people worldwide were switching off lights and appliances for an hour from 8:30 p.m. in a gesture to highlight environmental concerns and to call for a binding pact to cut greenhouse gas emissions. 2010 was the fourth annual Earth Hour, organized by the World Wildlife Fund.


This combination photo shows Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia church with its lights on and after being turned off to mark Earth Hour in Barcelona, Saturday, March 27, 2010.


A combination picture shows Berlin's skyline with the the television tower and the Brandenburg Gate before (top) and during Earth Hour March 27, 2010. Countries around the world have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.


A combination of pictures shows Romania's Parliament building before (top) and during the Earth Hour at 8:30pm in central Bucharest March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


BEIJING - MARCH 27: This composite photograph shows the National Grand Theater before and during the Earth Hour 2010 power switch off on March 27, 2010 in Beijing, China. Earth hour this year aims to highlight everyone's environmental footprint on the earth, encouraging individuals to reduce their impact on the planet and help reduce pollution and climate change.


A combination of pictures shows the Cathedral before (L) and during Earth Hour in Lausanne March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


A combination of pictures shows the great Giza pyramids and the Sphinx before (top) and during Earth Hour in Cairo March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.


A lot more pictures here... http://www.daylife.com/search?q=earth+hour

[malaise]

1. Beautiful

Thanks

[kestrel91316]

2. From 8:30-9:30PM local time? Good, I didn't miss it yet.

[tridim]

3. I love dark nights. I miss them.

[RC]

4. A whole lot less light pollution

Why are we so afraid of the dark that we feel we need to keep everything lit up like day?

[Roland99]

5. Been trying to urge my gf to go down to the Vegas strip to watch it.

[SharonRB]

7. Did they turn off all the lights on the strip?

[Roland99]

9. They were supposed to. Not sure if it happened or what it looked like.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Fantastic! thanks for the link,

[Kadie]

8. You are welcome.

There are too many pictures to post, and more coming up as the day goes on.

:hi:

[freeplessinseattle]

10. There were fireworks over the bay here around 8:30

thought that was a strange way to celebrate earth hour, unless maybe they were some new, "green" fireworks. Went on for a long time, too, nearly twenty minutes. Turns out it was some construction company celebrating an anniversary-a few weeks ago Farmer's Insurance also had a fierworks display over the water to celebrate 100 years of business.

[PhD]

11. Whoops

Guess I missed it. Had more lights on than usual even.

[Kadie]

12. A few more pics...

This comobo taken on March 27, 2010 shows the skyline of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from city's famous tourist and residential area, The Peak, shortly before the lights were switched off for Earth Hour (top) and during Earth Hour, in Hong Kong. Global landmarks from Sydney's Opera House to the Forbidden City, to the glittering Las Vegas Strip, will be plunged into darkness Saturday as activists bid to reinvigorate the climate change fight.


A combination photo shows a general view of the Las Vegas Strip before and during (bottom) Earth Hour from Mix Nightclub at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 27, 2010. Countries around the world have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.


NEW YORK - MARCH 27: A before and after view of the Brooklyn Bridge with lights on and off in honor of earth hour on March 27, 2010 in New York, United States.


A combo shows the Eiffel tower submerging into darkness at 8:30 pm (local time) on March 27, 2010, in Paris as part of the Earth Hour switch-off, which comes just months after disappointing UN climate talks in Copenhagen. Global landmarks from Sydney's Opera House to the Forbidden City, to the glittering Las Vegas Strip, will be plunged into darkness at 0930 GMT during an hour as activists bid to reinvigorate the climate change fight.

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