Buildings around the world will go dark for 60 minutes this evening in a voluntary event known as Earth Hour. This grassroots effort was started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, by the Australian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (aka World Wildlife Fund), which encouraged Sydneysiders to show their support for climate action. Since then, it’s grown into a global movement to raise awareness of our energy consumption and the effects of climate change on our planet.
Here’s why landmarks are going dark
Today in History
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New Year s Eve
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The buzz about bees
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Canada Day
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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International Whale Shark Day
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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Apple Tree Day
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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The island fox’s incredible comeback
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Groundhog Day
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National Moth Week
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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National Park Service anniversary
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Honoring the first American woman in space
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Laguna de Torrevieja, Spain
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A throng of ice and spires
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The party’s just starting
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Castle on a hill
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US Election Day
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Welcome to Scotland s garden
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Bridges to the past
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