Earth Hour still standing strong and growing

For those of you who have heard about the Earth Hour, well this Saturday 28th March 2009 millions of people are expected to switch of all their lights at 8:30pm (9:30 GMT) for an hour all over the world. It started off two years ago when about 2 million people switched off their lights in Sydney, Australia and after two years it has spread all over the globe. Popular landmarks are expected to remain dark during this hour and many million homes are expected also.

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Leaders unit on Climate deal

The Apec meeting held in Sydney, Australia under tight security turned out to be a good one in a very long time. Countries like US and China , both of them are the largest creators of greenhouse gases, they too have signed the statement. To know more visit the BBC article.

Sydney turns it lights off for an hour

In an effort to cause a stir globally, to take action about global warming, Sydney decided to turn off its lights for an hour. The so-called Earth Hour was supported by many environmental groups and businessmen. The city's skyline dimmed including
the opera house, all lights on bridges, even the people switched off all household products to mark the Earth Hour. There was a similar incident on February when the International Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) released there important findings where the Eiffel Tower in Paris was dimmed.

A lot of people around the world supported this action but many thought it to be a publicity stunt.People commented that switching off electricity will not stop greenhouse emissions but campaigners believe so.

Australia is one the largest per capita producers of carbon dioxide and campaigners assure that turning the power down will help reduce the emmissions on carbon dioxide.