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Earth Hour Photos from Around the World (2008-2011)

2 by Doug Gunzelmann on March 28, 2009
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Earth hour traces its origin back to Sydney Australia in 2007 (Earth Hour already happened there by the time you read this!) when businesses and residents turned off their lights for one hour to make a statement about energy use and global warming. Today is your chance to vote for Earth by shutting down your lights between 8:30pm and 9:30pm your local time.

All around the globe major landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Coliseum in Rome, Coca Cola sign in Times Square, and the Sydney Opera House have gotten in the habit of shutting down non-essential safety lighting in the name of sustainability. Here are some great before and after photos of landmarks participating in Earth Hour in a few of the world's greatest cities over the last four years. (Photo credits: WWF/Earth Hour Global)

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates before and during Earth Hour:
Abu Dhabi Earth Hour

The Bird's Nest in Beijing before and during Earth Hour:

Earth Hour in BeijingBuckingham Palace in London before and during Earth Hour:

Buckingham Palace

St. Louis Arch before and during Earth Hour:

Earth Hour Sst. Louis

Bosphorous Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey before and during Earth Hour:

Bosphorous bridge in Istanbul, Turkey

Sphinx and Pyramids in Egypt before and during Earth Hour:

Earth Hour EgyptSydney Harbor before and during Earth Hour:

Sydney, Australia Earth Hour

Big Ben in London before and during Earth Hour:

Earth Hour in London

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Category: Living, News+Opinion | Tags: earth hour, earth hour pictures, energy, energy efficiency, energy savings, images, light, lighting, photos, sustainability, wwf

About the Author:

Doug is in perpetual motion and a self-proclaimed adventure junkie, that has had a longtime love affair with the great outdoors.

“I love being a part of the active world. The stuff that blows my hair back is adventure (all shapes and sizes), photography, mountaineering, Muay Thai, and seeing natural beauty in all its forms. The living earth is the framework on which I build my life and free time. My ideal trip would be BASE jumping at Sotano de Las Golandrinas in Mexico (closest I could come to skydiving through the jungle!). I work towards keeping it real, green, and healthy. ”

Doug is the co-founder of LiveOAK, although he says he didn’t know what a blog was until a couple months after he started.

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