Earth Hour Australia News
Wang Wang and Funi join push for a better climate
Two of Adelaide Zoo's most precious visitors - pandas Wang Wang and Funi - have joined this year's Earth Hour as official ambassadors.
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Earth Hour to give people a chance to go solar
A solar power system worth over $20,000 is up for grabs to individuals and families who sign up at www.earthhour.org.au to participate in Earth Hour 2010.
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Earth Hour 2010 exceeds last year's record
With just over two weeks to go before the people of the planet switch off for Earth Hour, the number of countries and regions participating in the global event has surpassed last year's record.
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UWS to dig deep into Earth Hour
WWF-Australia today announced a research partnership with University of Western Sydney (UWS) that aims to discover the secrets of Earth Hour's success and monitor the campaign's effects on people's long-term behaviour.
Earth Hour to show landmark action on climate change
At 8.30pm on Saturday, March 27 nearly 100 iconic landmarks in 1,000 cities and towns around the world will switch off their lights for Earth Hour 2010, joining hundreds of millions of people showing their commitment to the environment.
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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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