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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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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Why, aloe there
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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High above the reef
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Let the harvest begin
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For the love of bikes
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Illuminating Annecy
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Life in a North African town
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Patriot Day
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Blue paradise on the Costa Brava
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Spring awakens
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Christmas comes to New York City
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Endangered Species Act
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A shell of many colors
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Hezké svátky
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Bohemian waxwings in Canada
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White Desert National Park, Egypt
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St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
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A festival of colors
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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A monastery in the mountain
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