Saving The Planet the "Earth Hour" way

Sydney Opera House during "Earth Hour"

Tens of millions of people supported the Earth Hour campaign by switching off lights for an hour. From the Sydney Opera house to the Royal castle at Stockholm went dark as people switched off lights and skylines dimmed.This was part of the worldwide campaign to tackle climate change by reducing energy consumption.

The organizers expect that up to to 30 million people turned off unessential light and electrical appliances in order to support the campaign.The campaign began at Suva in Fiji and Christchurch in New Zealand and completed its run westward.

More than 380 towns and cities and about 3500 businesses in 35 countries around the world signed up for the campaign which is in its second year,the first one in the year 2007 began in Sydney.

Australia became one of the world's first countries to switch off the lights.Thousands had gathered in Melbourne's Federation Square for an hour of entertainment and celebration.The surrounding suburbs were crowded as Melburnians sought to catch a look at the darken sky which flaunted its unending beauty with Sydney plunged in darkness. The city's colourful Lord Mayor John So led the countdown to 8 p.m.

Across the world,the Earth Hour campaign was a huge success.People have joined hands in a bid to create awareness about the effects of global warming and to help save the planet.Even if you weren't able to participate in this year's Earth Hour,there's always the next.But....careful,you might miss next year's too,because the countdown's already begun.!