Earth Hour Australia News
Earth Hour 2010: Make the 'switch' to a more sustainable lifestyle
WWF-Australia today announced that Earth Hour 2010 will be held at 8:30pm Saturday 27 March, with 20 countries and over 250 cities around the world already signed up as part of the global countdown to lights out.
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Honorary Custodians Unveil The People's Orb To Deliver Message To World Leaders
Sydney, Australia: A message for world leaders attending the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen has been unveiled today in the form of The People's Orb - a shimmering 20cm silver sphere containing a 350 gigabyte mosaic of stories, voices, images and action collected from around the world to inspire action on climate change in Copenhagen.
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Australia creates wave of Earth Hour support
Last night's Earth Hour saw thousands of cities and towns, homes, businesses and landmarks across the world go dark in support of WWF's call to action on climate change.
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Earth Hour impacts global climate change talks
Earth Hour's impact continues to be felt around the world - with delegates at this week's crucial UN meeting in Bonn the latest to sit up and to take notice.
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Prime Minister Rudd and UN Secretary-General urge world to join Earth Hour
With just one week left before lights-out, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have thrown their support behind Earth Hour.
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Stars Align for Earth Hour
Australians have another reason to switch off their lights for Earth Hour - Saturday, 28 March, at 8.30pm - the chance for a once-a-year view of the heavens.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu amongst Earth Hour Ambassadors
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has lent his voice to Earth Hour's global call for action on climate change.
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Earth Hour goes big for Climate Change
Some of Australia's favourite big icons, including the Big Banana, the Big Pineapple and the Big Merino, have signed up to go dark for Earth Hour 2009 - Saturday 28 March at 8.30pm.
58 per cent of Aussie adults participate in Earth Hour
Sydney, March 30, 2008: Millions of Australian residents joined Earth Hour last night, Saturday March 29 between 8.00 and 9.00pm by flicking the switch, turning appliances off stand-by and enjoying an hour of quiet darkness, according to AMR Interactive.
Research consultants AMR Interactive interviewed thousands of Australian adults living in each capital city to see how Australians celebrated Earth Hour.
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Global icons switch off for Earth Hour
Globally renowned buildings and landmarks ‘go dark' for Earth Hour 3 March 2008 – WWF-Australia today announced a list of international iconic buildings and landmarks that will be veiled in darkness for one hour on March 29 to raise awareness of the impact of climate change.