Buildings around the world will go dark for 60 minutes this evening in a voluntary event known as Earth Hour. This grassroots effort was started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, by the Australian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (aka World Wildlife Fund), which encouraged Sydneysiders to show their support for climate action. Since then, it’s grown into a global movement to raise awareness of our energy consumption and the effects of climate change on our planet.
Here’s why landmarks are going dark
Today in History
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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World Children s Day
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Lei Day
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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It’s oh so quiet
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Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
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A swim in the sky
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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Dark Sky Week
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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We did not invent this, honest
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National Bison Month
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Saskatchewan s spookier side
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Get the bear facts
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Let us introduce you…
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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Put your flippers in the air…
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Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
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