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Costa Rica To Join In Earth Hour on March 28

In four days, for sixty minutes, some 2.400 cities, towns and municipalities in 83 countries will turn off their lights as part of the historic event, in what is being called the world’s first global election, between the Earth and global warming. Costa Ricans will be joining the event come 6:30pm local time.

VOTE EARTH is urging everyone on the planet to turn off their lights for one hour between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday, March 28.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet.

Earth Hour was created by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund).

The event was interpreted as tokenism and some focused on the reduction of carbon emissions, whether the significant reduction in electricity consumption reported occurred at all, and questionable coverage of the event by the media conglomerate that sponsored it.

In Costa Rica, every one is being asked to turn off their lights, appliances and television sets for the hour. A candlelight concert will be given in the Plaza de la Democracia in downtown San Jose, featuring national artists.