On March 28, at 8:30 pm, people from all over the world will turn off their lights for one hour. It’s for the Earth Hour event, whose purpose is to reach one billion people in over 1,000 cities, united in a global effort to show that it is possible to take measures to decrease global warming.

Earth Hour started in 2007, in Sydney, Australia. On that occasion, 2.2 million households and businesses participated by turning off their lights for one hour. One year later, it became a global sustainability event, involving up to 50 million people in 35 participating countries. Landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Coliseum in Rome, and the Coca-Cola billboard in Times Square went totally dark for one hour to symbolize hope for a cause that is becoming increasingly urgent.

Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everybody can make a difference. Join the group of people who will turn off their lights at 8:30 pm, on Saturday, March 28, and register here to be included in the count.

Read this post at the Sturm Und Drang blog: Darkness that bring light