Saturday 23 March 2013

INQUIRER.net: World landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

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World landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
Mar 24th 2013, 02:34

The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower and the Kremlin -- along with a slew of other landmarks around the world -- went dark Saturday to draw attention to climate change.   In a symbolic show of support for the planet, people across the continents switched off their lights for 60 minutes -- all at 8:30 pm local time.   In bustling New York, that's exactly what happened when the Empire State Building pulled the plug on its nighttime brilliance.   Further south in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue took the plunge into temporary darkness, along with the city's famous Ipanema Beach.   In Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, the ...

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