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Bulgaria to participate in Earth Hour 2009 on March 28
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Bulgaria will participate in the Earth Hour 2009 global campaign, initiated by the international environmental organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) said on March 11 2009.
The campaign's goal is to inspire real actions against the climate change. On March 28, at 8.30pm local time, the organisers are urging people around the world to switch electricity off for one hour. More than one billion people in 1000 cities are expected to join.
Gergana Passi, European Integration Minister, said as quoted by BNR that everyone should contribute to the preservation of Bulgarian natural heritage. Passi and British ambassador to Bulgaria Steve Williams are the official representatives of the campaign.
Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, where 2.2 million households and firms turned their lights off for one hour. Only a year later, the initiative was embraced worldwide with more than 100 million participants from 35 countries.
This year, among the cities confirmed participation are London, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Athens, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto, Mexico City, Manila, Cape Town, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
The campaign's goal is to inspire real actions against the climate change. On March 28, at 8.30pm local time, the organisers are urging people around the world to switch electricity off for one hour. More than one billion people in 1000 cities are expected to join.
Gergana Passi, European Integration Minister, said as quoted by BNR that everyone should contribute to the preservation of Bulgarian natural heritage. Passi and British ambassador to Bulgaria Steve Williams are the official representatives of the campaign.
Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, where 2.2 million households and firms turned their lights off for one hour. Only a year later, the initiative was embraced worldwide with more than 100 million participants from 35 countries.
This year, among the cities confirmed participation are London, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Athens, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto, Mexico City, Manila, Cape Town, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
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