Atlanta - 8pm March 28, 2009

Earth Hour in Georgia – truly the night the lights went out. Atlanta residents and people across the state turned out to make Earth Hour a great success, joining cities and individuals across the globe to call for action on climate change.

From Midtown to Buckhead, from Castleberry Hill to the Virginia Highlands, inside the Perimeter and out, Atlantans made a strong statement that we're ready to take steps to reduce emissions and protect the environment.

Earth Hour Atlanta was a great start – a show of what we can do by ourselves and with our neighbors, of how we can team up with local leaders and corporate citizens to make a real difference.

The heart of Atlanta shined through the darkened city Saturday night. Earth Hour proved what we can do together – and showed why together we can solve climate change.

The next step is to make a commitment to reduce your energy usage every day – to make Earth Hour the beginning, not the end – and to help others find ways to change their lives and practices so we can all get on the path to ending climate change.

Visit worldwildlife.org/climate to find out what you can do throughout the year to fight climate change, and check back to earthhour.org soon for details on Earth Hour 2009.