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

...somewhere anyway. Apparently there are now only 60 stars visible in the night sky from central Sydney because of growing light pollution caused by the haphazard and rampant increase of outdoor and street lighting.The Southern Cross constellation, whose status is central to the Australian flag, is in danger of being referred to as the Southern Triangle, as the mounting glare from the city's various light sources makes it ever harder ... Read full entry