Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Photos from Around the World during Earth Hour 2009

Started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour quickly grew into a global observance. More than 1,000 cities in over 80 countries observed Earth Hour 2009 on Saturday March 28th, as homes, office towers and landmarks turned off their lights for an hour starting at 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions. Collected here are a series of before-and-after photographs from around the world.

Las Vegas - Before
Las Vegas - During
Los Angeles - Before

Los Angeles - During
Beijing Olympic "Water Cube" - Before
Beijing Olympic "Water Cube" - During
The Bund on the Banks of the Haungpu River in Shanghai, China - Before The Bund on the banks of Haungpu River in Shanghai, China - During
The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia - Before
The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia - During
The Skyline of downtown Toronto, Canada - Before The Skyline of downtown Toronto, Canada - During
The main square in downtown Lima, Peru - Before

The main square in downtown Lima, Peru - During
A view of the hill of the Acropolis, Greece - Before A view of the hill of the Acropolis, Greece - During
Luasanne's Cathedral in Luasanne, Switzerland - Before
Luasanne's Cathedral in Lausanne, Switzerland - During

The main roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia - Before
The main roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia - During
The Houses of Parliament in London, England - Before
The Houses of Parliament in London, England - During The Bangkok skyline in Bangkok, Thailand - Before The Bangkok skyline in Bangkok, Thailand - During
The Taipei 101 bulding in Taipei, Taiwan - Before and During

10 comments:

Enzie at World Market Portraits said...

Very cool! I am glad people are taking this to heart. Maybve next year even more will turn of their lights!

Mom Knows Everything said...

That is so wonderful so many cities took part!!!

Maude Lynn said...

The shot of the Acropolis is amazing!

I did manage to participate, by the way. I forgot about the time difference between your place and mine!

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...

Enzie: In two years, the momentum has grown exponentially! This global awareness and participation is truly inspiring! :))

Tammy: It surely is! Let's hope for more next year!

MZ: Isn't it? There were so many more photos, but the post would have gone on forever! ;)

MuseSwings said...

These are wonderful pictures! I forgot and missed my 8:00 so I went by California time.

PV said...

Neat comparisons. Vegas and the Bund really made a difference to their skylines. I'm not thinking we made as much of a difference here in Toronto. A little though. Guess we need more awareness!

Tipper said...

Neat! Loved the pics!

ChaChaneen said...

I've been on blog hiatus this week and visiting my friends today! Very cool pics, you did a great job on this post. Amazing isn't it how we can all communicate around the world in an instant now?

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...

Muse: There were so many more. I wish I could have shared them all!
:))

PV: You think so? There's a big difference in the before and during. But then again, you would know better! :))

Tipper: Thank you, sweet lady! :))

Janeen: Nice to see you, gorgeous! ;) It is amazing; and for the good, even better! :))

i beati said...

awesome !!!Sandy