This Saturday at 8.30pm individuals, businesses and public authorities in Scotland and across the world will turn off their lights for one hour in a graphic show of support for decisive action on climate change.
Highlands & Islands SNP MSP Dave Thompson will be taking part from his home in Inverness and has publicly backed WWF's Earth Hour initiative (photo attached), saying: "Climate Change is one of the most serious threats facing this planet. Last year the Scottish Parliament passed the world's strongest climate change legislation and set the example at the global climate talks at Copenhagen.
"Already this year WWFs Earth Hour 2010 is set to be bigger and better than ever and I would urge all my constituents and those throughout Scotland - businesses and organisations, families and households - to sign up to the big switch off."
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WWF's Earth Hour 8.30pm, Saturday 27 March 2010
Sign up and switch off to show you want action on climate change.
WWF's Earth Hour lights-out initiative began in Sydney, Australia in 2007 as an awareness-raising exercise. By 2009 3,000 cities and towns in more than 80 countries got involved with lights going out in 66 national capitals and 9 of the 10 most populated metropolises on the planet. Over 800 of the worlds most iconic landmarks also went dark last year including the Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower and the Pyramids of Giza. Here in Scotland, 19 local authorities, 200 schools and over one hundred businesses and organisations joined in by switching their lights off for one hour in a graphic demonstration of support for determined international action on climate change. Some of Scotlands most iconic landmarks went dark including Edinburgh Castle, the Forth Bridge, Eilean Donan Castle, Glasgow's Clyde Arc (Squinty Bridge) and the Scottish Parliament.
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