'Earth Hour' to plunge millions into darkness
New 9:15PM Friday March 28, 2008
New Zealand will plunge the world into darkness tomorrow - or at least a sprinkling of cities in affluent nations - when it kicks off a symbolic "Earth Hour" to raise awareness about global warming.
Christchurch is the official start point for a switch-off of the lights on major landmarks, buildings and private homes for one hour, starting at 8pm in most of the world's 24 timezones.
The project, begun last year by a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) worker, Andy Ridley, initially programmed 26 cities to dim their lights.
But a surge of enthusiasm by the public and politicians around the world has lined up at least 371 cities, towns and other local governments to participate from tomorrow night.
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