New York City goes dark for 1 hour to celebrate Earth Hour
Saturday, March 28, 2009Saturday, March 28th 2009
New York will be in the dark Saturday night as part of a global initiative to shut off lights to call attention to conservation.
The Empire State Building, City Hall, the United Nations, most Broadway theaters and other Big Apple landmarks will turn off their lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the second worldwide Earth Hour.
"It's a good reminder to everybody that we are in charge of our destiny," said Mayor Bloomberg.
New York will join nearly 3,000 cities in 82 countries to honor the hour. The Las Vegas strip will go dim, the Eiffel Tower won't shine and the Golden Gate Bridge will go black.
"By turning out the lights, the people of New York City will be casting a vote in support of the future of the Earth," said Carter Roberts, chief executive of the World Wildlife Fund.
