Earth Hour was a hit globally this year. Check the photos from Sydney, or explore the Flickr photos. Many people opted to light candles, have candle lit dinners, or barbecues, during the black out period, but it seems such activity, no matter how well intentioned, merely served to cancel out the benefits of switching off the ... Read full entry

Jonathan Dart has written about how some Sydneysiders will spend Earth Hour, and also includes a list of "20 things to do in the dark" during tomorrow evening's event. Barry White rates a mention at number 20 on the list... The V Festival is also on in Sydney tomorrow night... I wonder if they'll be switching off the lights for Earth Hour? ;)

Earth Hour is back, and being held in Sydney on Saturday, 29 March 2008, from 8pm, when Sydneysiders are encouraged to turn off as many lights as possible for one hour. On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it ... Read full entry