VietNamNet Bridge – At 8:30pm on March 28, thousands of people in Vietnam will switch off bulbs and electric appliances in their houses for one hour to respond the Earth Hour 2009 program.
This will be the first time Vietnam take part in this campaign, to support efforts against global warming.
Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund, held on the last Saturday of March that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. It was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, and achieved worldwide participation in 2008.
This year, at least 74 cities will join the campaign, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Rome, Manila, Oslo, Cape Town, Warsaw, Lisbon, Singapore, Istanbul, Mexico City, Toronto, Dubai, Moscow, and Copenhagen.
Between 50 million to 100 million people in the world turned off electric appliances and bulbs at their home last Earth Hour campaign.
The Earth Hour 2009 is expected to attract one billion people worldwide. Participants can register at www.earthhour.org.
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