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EARTH HOUR is at 8:30pm local time tonight, March 28, 2009

Stand up and vote for planet earth tonight, 8:30-9:30pmCT (local time everywhere on earth), Saturday, March 28, 2009: Cities will go dark , bill boards will be turned off, energy will be turned off in support of energy conservation. People around the Earth are observing hour, 8:30pm (so it's an hour earlier in Casey and Taylor Counties, but at 8:30pm their time). Governor Beshear has ordered State agencies to observe EARTH HOUR and VOTE EARTH. To pledge your vote visit www.earthhour.org and tonight Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm. Turn the lights off. If your organization is promoting Earth Hour, let us know. -CM

By Barbara Armitage

It's a given that if you want to know what's happening in Adair County you go to ColumbiaMagazine. But what I really appreciate is that it also connects our small corner to the world.

CM keeps us in touch with important events like the Great Backyard Bird Count that might otherwise pass unnoticed. Like the GBBC, "Earth Hour" is an important event that we the people of Adair County should participate in.


All across the Earth this Saturday, March 28th at exactly 8:30 pm local time cities will go dark, bill boards will be turned off, business will turn off the lights and billions of people like you and I will choose to simply "turn off the energy" all in support of energy conservation.

Earth Hour is brain child of World Wildlife Fund and is now world's first global election

Earth Hour, the brain child of the World Wildlife Fund has grown in only 3 years into the world's first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote - Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you're from, but instead, what planet you're from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community.

It's a call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Rome's Colosseum and even the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square will be dark.

I am urging you all to VOTE EARTH to help us reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.Remember that "Life is Choices" and choosing to reduce your energy consumption or choosing alternative sources will help us all to a better life. At Tucker's Station we live "on" Eastern Time and "in" Central time so to be fair to both sides it will be lights out for us for 2 hours.

To pledge your vote visit www.earthhour.org and tonight Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm. Turn the lights off.


This story was posted on 2009-03-28 03:16:01
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