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Welcome to Earth Hour's Vote Earth media centre. Here you will find the latest Vote Earth news from around the globe. B-roll, images and audio files for media use only can be found in the Media Library section. If you are looking for news from a specific country or region, please enter the country or city name in the Google Custom Search box below.
Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:16p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: COPENHAGEN BUSINESSES TO SWITCH OFF DURING CLIMATE SUMMIT
Danish corporations and businesses will turn out their lights at 7pm on December 16th to send a message to world leaders gathered in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Summit that the Danish busi…Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:00p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: COPENHAGEN CITIZENS TO REACH FOR THE SWITCH AS CLIMATE SPOTLIGHT SETTLES ON CITY
• A single-city Earth Hour to be held in Copenhagen this December• Demonstration of support for fair and effective agreement on Climate Change• Launch of world-first online platform…Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:40a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR'S NEW SOCIAL MAPPING PLATFORM PUTS CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE MAP
WWF’s Earth Hour today launched a world first social mapping platform aimed at illustrating the global mandate for action on climate change.The new ‘Show Your Vote’ platform, developed as pa…Fri Apr 3, 2009 12:10p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR'S COUNTDOWN TO COPENHAGEN
March 29, 2009: As the lights fade in Honolulu bringing to a close Earth Hour’s roll out across 25 time zones in over 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries, hundreds of millions of people h…Thu Apr 2, 2009 4:57p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: PERU MAKES BOLD STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
When Peruvians woke on the morning of Saturday 28 March to see El Comercio newspaper with an entirely black front page, it wasn’t because the ink had run. It was the nation’s most prominent …Wed Apr 1, 2009 2:23p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR ENTHUSIASM IN EASTERN EUROPE
Conservation and climate change awareness can be surprisingly limited in the broad swathe of eastern Europe dominated by the Carpathian Mountains, but the area’s first ever Earth Hour event …Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:34p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EXUBERANT EARTH HOUR IN BRAZIL
Brazilian emblem, the 38 meter tall Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro was the most widely known icon to switch from floodlights to no li…Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:24p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CANADA SURPASSES ITSELF
Canada, an enthusiastic participant in the 2008 Earth Hour event, surpassed itself this year and has the electricity consumption figures to prove it. Utilities in Toronto, reported a 15.1 p…Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:46p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AT BIRTHPLACE OF LIGHT BULB
Some of the United State’s best known skylines darkened on Saturday night, from Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Salt…Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:48p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: BIG BEN CHIMES IN ON CLIMATE CALL
More than 200 UK landmarks – and world famous cultural symbols -- including Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster in London, and Edinburgh Castle, also went dark WWF’s Earth Hour. More than 100…Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:40p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EUROPE CALLS FOR A NEW CLIMATE DEAL
In the new Europe’s administrative capital of Brussels in Belgium, all 65 European Union buildings institutions went dark, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, Social …Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:33p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY VOTES FOR CLIMATE ACTION
In Greece, the cradle of democracy, Earth Hour participation was particularly strong with 50,000 residents and 1,000 businesses in 400 municipalities estimated to have taken part, WWF Greece…Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:21p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: AFRICA SHARES ITS CLIMATE CONCERNS
Africa, where climate change impacts particularly on water supplies and arable land are already severe, joined in Earth Hour with South African Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, describing Earth Ho…Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:00p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: AS ARCTIC THAWS, RUSSIA CALLS ON WORLD TO ACT
Earth Hour will have its longest passage through Russia, traversing 11 time zones, through the world’s largest nation by area. Much of the country lies near the Arctic where summer sea ice i…Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:48a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: MIDDLE EAST PICKS UP THE CALL
In Kuwait, a day of activities leading up to and during Earth Hour were held, including an environmental fair and a Global Warming Seminar by a scientific expert from the Kuwait Institute fo…Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:41a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EUROPE ADDS WEIGHT TO MASSIVE EARTH HOUR CALL FOR ACTION
A swathe of cities, towns, municipalities and landmarks across Europe and Africa have just added their weight to a massive WWF Earth Hour call for decisive action on climate change from worl…Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:52a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: PHILIPPINES REGISTERS RECORD PARTICIPATION
The Philippines topped the Earth Hour global register for cities, towns and districts taking part in Asia, with more than 650 communities taking part.The event started with the darkening of …Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:45a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: INDIA (AND BOLLYWOOD) RATE CLIMATE ACTION A PRIORITY
“Climate Change is undoubtedly and regrettably, the biggest immediate long-term environmental challenge we face,” famed Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan said in a statement leading u…Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:42a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CHINA SENDS ITS CLIMATE MESSAGE
Whether it was restaurants hosting romantic dinners by candlelight or the iconic Bird’s Nest in Beijing going dark, citizens of the world’s most populous country sent a bold message that act…Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:41a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: TALL TOWERS TURN OFF ACROSS ASIA
Singapore’s Merlion statue – a cultural mainstay and popular tourist attraction – went dark, while further north the lights went out on the dominating features of the skyline of Malaysian ca…Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:37a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: NEWS WRAP FROM EARTH HOUR IN ASIA
Click here to download video of Earth Hour across AsiaAsian nations from the Philippines to India have delivered huge boost to the WWF Earth Hour rallying cry for decisive action on climate …Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:12a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CHINA'S LANDMARKS GO DARK FOR EARTH HOUR
Beijing, China: The iconic Bird's Nest and Water Cube were blanketed in darkness tonight for an hour as their lights were switched off to raise awareness about the need for action on climate…Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:56p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR KICKS OFF FOR RECORD RUN FROM CLIMATE THREATENED OCEANIA
At 8.30 pm local time, residents of the Chatham Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean turned off light switches and kicked off the global Earth Hour rallying cry for decisive action on clima…Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR'S CALL TO ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ONLY HOURS AWAY
• 2848 cities and towns in 83 countries across all seven continents prepare to unite for Earth Hour• 829 icons and landmarks around the world to switch off lights in support of climate chang…Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:12p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CHINA, INDIA AND EMERGING COUNTRIES LEAD CALL FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Video footage and images of Bird’s Nest going dark available at http://www.divshare.com/folder/518587-955Shanghai, New Delhi Government on board for Earth HourBeijing the first city to condu…Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:47p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA TO SWITCH OFF FOR EARTH HOUR
• Athens to cast its vote for Earth by switching lights off at the Acropolis• Empire State Building and Petronas Towers join list of modern marvels switching off for Earth HourMarch 24, 2009…Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:00p.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: UN SECRETARY GENERAL URGES CITIZENS TO JOIN WWF'S EARTH HOUR
March 20 2009: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged citizens around the world to join WWF's Earth Hour to demand action on climate change.In a video-taped address, the Secretary-Gene…Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR 2009 – WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
March 18, 2009: Cuddling up with your loved ones and admiring the stars in the night sky or organising a treasure hunt in the dark? At 8:30pm on Saturday 28 March, people from all corners of…Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR EXCEEDS TARGET FOR HISTORIC EVENT
•The number of cities and towns signed up to Earth Hour 2009 exceeds target of 1,000•Global Earth Hour events heighten anticipation of historic momentMarch 12, 2009: With over two weeks stil…Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTH HOUR TO CREATE WAVE OF PARTICIPATION AROUND THE GLOBE
• Over 930 cities and towns in 80 countries, across 25 time zones to power down for Earth Hour 2009 • Global icons add to lights out spectacle March 10, 2009: At precisely 8.30pm on March 28…Tue Mar 3, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CALL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TO SPREAD THE WORD FOR EARTH HOUR
March 3 2009: With one month to go before the world switches off for Earth Hour 2009, organisers are calling on the social media community to help this year’s campaign to reach out to one bi…Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: 28 MILLION SCOUTS TO MOBILISE FOR EARTH HOUR
• Community organisations around the world getting behind campaign• Sweden to ring church bells, Sydney Ferries to sound horns• National Education Association (US) lends supportThe Scouts, t…Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU SUPPORTS EARTH HOUR MOVEMENT
Nobel Peace Prize recipient joins united call for action on climate changeFebruary 20, 2009: Archbishop Desmond Tutu has lent his voice to Earth Hour’s global call for action on climate chan…Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: EAST MEETS WEST FOR EARTH HOUR IN OVER 500 CITIES
• Number of cities and towns signed up to Earth Hour 2009 exceeds 500• 75 countries now committed• Global brands pledge support for the lights-out campaignFebruary 19, 2009: The global call …Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: ICONIC OBAMA ARTIST JOINS EARTH HOUR
February 12, 2009: Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic imagery for Barack Obama in the recent US Presidential Election, has agreed to create artwork for WWF’s 2009 Earth Hour.A…Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:00a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE: CITY OF LIGHT TO TURN LIGHTS OFF
Paris leads 28 French cities and towns pledging support for Earth HourParis heads a list of 28 French cities and towns intending to join the world in making a visual vote for decisive action…Thu Feb 5, 2009 12:01a.m. UTC
MEDIA RELEASE - EARTH HOUR 2009 SET TO SWITCH OFF THE GLOBE
• 377 cities already committed, and double the number of countries that participated in 2008• Archbishop Desmond Tutu leads call for action on climate change• Christ The Redeemer statue to t…Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:45p.m. UTC
