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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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Diwali
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Birds of a feather
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Bridge to infinity
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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World Lizard Day
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International Tea Day
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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Time for brass bands and beer
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National Park Service Founders Day
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All hail the king of shrubs
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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World Environment Day
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International Polar Bear Day
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Art in the high desert
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Salt ponds of Maras, Peru
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Christmas Bird Count
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Blooming sunflowers
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
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International Chameleon Day
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum