E.H-On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm local time

  

On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm local time, people all around the world will be turning off their lights for one hour — Earth Hour — to show their support for finding solutions to climate change. Earth Hour is a global movement led by World Wildlife Fund to demonstrate concern for our living planet.

Last year during Earth Hour 2008, more than 50 million people participated and the lights went out in the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Coliseum in Rome and the Sydney Opera House. Even Google went dark. Check out this video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWD8pbK5t8.

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 Istanbul, 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. This year, students on campuses across the country are joining this important effort . Earth Hour is an easy way to stand up for the environment.

Participating in Earth Hour is EASY, FUN and FREE. I hope you will join me for this very cool event. To sign up, visit www.EarthHour.org. 。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.