Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | Green+
Source & Credit: Seven-Sided Cube | March 27, 2010
The ‘Earth Hour 2010’ was extensively celebrated across the world on Saturday night and almost all nations joined the fight against the Climate Change for the fourth year in row.
According to reports the observations of black out or switching of lights from 8.30 PM to 10.30 PM this year saw more participants from all groups of society than last year. Though such movements always see enthusiasm among school children and college students, but this time adults too had show keen interest and lights went out and festivities under candle light or any other modes of illumination began. Such celebration of Earth Hour shows one single commitment from all these groups and nations – the commitment to save and protect ‘Mother Earth.’
Organizers of such a mass participating event were really heartened to see the effort of people. This is a small step but such step would make a big difference slowly and steadily.
Europe’s all popular landmarks like – Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Rome’s Colosseum, and others fell dark during the earth hour on Saturday following other major landmarks like Sydney’s Opera House, Beijing’s Forbidden City and others. They all joined hand to protest against the climate change and switched off the lights to mark the Earth Hour Event.
In the US the landmarks that observed the Earth Hour are the Mount Rushmore presidential monument, the marquee lights of Broadway theatres, the glittering Las Vegas strip and to name a few. Thanks to World Wildlife Fund for initiating such a movement where we all take part irrespective of all other differences we have in this world!
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