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Hi,
On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm, I am taking part in Earth Hour -
a global event in which millions of people will turn out their lights to
make a statement of concern about our planet and climate change.
I want to invite you to join, too! Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund,
Earth Hour got started just two years ago and is now the largest event of
its kind in the world. Last year, more than 50 million participated and
the lights went out at the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge,
the Sydney Opera House and the Coliseum in Rome, just to name a few. Even
Google's homepage went black for the day!
In Israel,
President Shimon Peres personally turned off lights in Tel Aviv.
This year, Earth Hour will be even bigger - already 250 cities in 74
countries have agreed to take part including Atlanta,
Chicago, Las Vegas,
Los Angeles, Miami
and Nashville
with more signing up every day. Around the world, cities like Moscow, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai
and Mexico City
will turn out their lights.
But Earth Hour isn't just for big cities-anyone can participate. To get a
better sense of the event, check out this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWD8pbK5t8.
Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and free. I hope you will join
me for this amazing event.
To sign up, visit http://www.EarthHourUS.org where you'll learn more
including ways you can spread the word about Earth Hour, plus creative
things to do when the lights go out in case you need inspiration!
We want the US to turn out more lights than any other country in the
world during this historic event so please pass this note along to anyone
you think might want to take part. Let's all turn out and take action on
March 28 at 8:30 pm.
www.EarthHourUS.org
Thanks.
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