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The March 28, 2009 Earth Hour Event was the largest of its kind.
Millions of people world-wide cast their votes in support of the Earth, urging world leaders to take action to fight global warming. The results will be presented at the 2009 Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Find out how to get involved and let your voice be heard.
The Buzz Weekend Recap
by Jon BrooksMarch 29, 2009 09:43:52 PMThis weekend, people turn off their lights when they don't really feel like it, a sexy hamburger commercial has people clicking, and the World Figure Skating Championships draws a lot of online attention. Just a few of the most popular stories the past couple of days in Yahoo! Buzz ... Lights outOK everyone, what were you doing Saturday...
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Landmarks Darken Around the Globe for Earth Hour
By VOA News 29 March 2009Time zone by time zone, nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries marked Earth Hour Saturday, by dimming nonessential lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.From an Antarctic research station, to the Great Pyramids of Egypt and several buildings in Washington, including the Smithsonian Castle, famous structures went dark in a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change....
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Obama plans climate change summit
Mr Obama hopes to create a global consensus on greenhouse emissionsUS President Barack Obama has invited figures from the world's 16 major economies to Washington for a meeting on climate change at the end of April.The event will be the first meeting of what the White House styles "the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate".It will focus on increasing the supply of clean...
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Field Report for U.N. Climate Talks in Bonn, Germany
Earth Hour truly managed to impress people here. Colleagues from other NGOs, UNFCCC officials and journalists from major agencies have congratulated us on the Earth Hour event. After the reception here last night to bring Earth Hour to the delegates negotiating the new global deal, we - today and together with local reps from the World Scout Movement - handed over a ballot box...
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