Earth Hour 2008 was a worldwide event sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund. Going by their local time, people were encouraged to turn off the lights in their home for one hour at 8PM on March 29. The gesture was supposed to symbolize individual commitment to global solutions for climate change.
Criticism
Critics of the event argued that no matter how global a scale, shutting off the lights for one hour will do nothing to impact carbon footprints in any negligible way.TIME: Earth Hour '08 - Did It Matter? (March 27, 2008)
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24 major international cities participatedOfficial Site: Earth Hour
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Notable participants
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India made no official plans to participate, and was criticized in the pressTimes of India: Earth Hour '08 - An Hour of Difference (March 29, 2008)
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Supported by music artists including Blue Man Group, Fall Out Boy and Nelly Furtado
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First Earth Hour took place in Sydney, Australia in 2007Official Site: Earth Hour
