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		<title>Earth Hour | 2012</title>
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 		<description>Post your photos of Earth Hour 2012, from all countries and all around the world. 
Tag your photos with &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;EarthHour2012&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;.

&lt;blockquote&gt;&amp;quot;Participate in the world’s largest single campaign for the planet: Earth Hour. It starts by turning off your lights for an hour at 8:30 pm on March 31, 2012 in a collective display of commitment to a better future for the planet.&amp;quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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&amp;quot;Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour.  

More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011 alone, sending a powerful message for action on climate change. It also ushered in a new era with members going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action for the planet. Without a doubt, it’s shown how great things can be achieved when people come together for a common cause.&amp;quot;

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&lt;b&gt;Where Earth Hour Began&lt;/b&gt;

&amp;quot;In 2007, WWF-Australia inspired Sydney-siders to show their support for climate change action in the first ever Earth Hour event. It showed that everyone, from children to CEOs and politicians, has the power to change the world they live in. In Sydney, Australia, 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights out for one hour to take a stand against climate change.
 
In 2008, the plan was to take Earth Hour to the rest of Australia. But then the City of Toronto, Canada, signed up and it wasn’t long before 35 countries and almost 400 cities and towns were part of the event. It said something compelling to the world: that the climate challenges facing our planet are so significant that change needs to be global.

With the invitation to ‘switch off’ extended to everyone, Earth Hour quickly became an annual global event. It’s scheduled on the last Saturday of every March – closely coinciding with the equinox to ensure most cities are in darkness as it rolled out around the Earth.

In 2011, Earth Hour saw hundreds of millions of people across 135 countries switch off for an hour. But it also marked the start of something new – going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action on climate change. And with the power of social networks behind the Earth Hour message, we hope to attract even more participation so we can build a truly global community committed to creating a more sustainable planet.&amp;quot;</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:04:36 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Reply to Earth Hour USA</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629345561968/72157629347928982/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/&quot;&gt;Nick Chill Photography&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It saddens me, how many people in my life could care less about an event such as Earth Hour.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:04:36 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/">nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography)</author>
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			<title>Earth Hour Philippines</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629347549772/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/&quot;&gt;Nick Chill Photography&lt;/a&gt; posted a new topic:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's see how many Philippines Earth Hour supporters we can get to give a shout out in this thread. Tell us what you did (or are doing) for Earth Hour, or just say hi.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;If your country isn't listed, start a new thread for your country.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Feel free to start a topic for your city, as well.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:42:54 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/">nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography)</author>
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			<title>Earth Hour Indonesia</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629712095739/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/&quot;&gt;Nick Chill Photography&lt;/a&gt; posted a new topic:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's see how many Indonesia Earth Hour supporters we can get to give a shout out in this thread. Tell us what you did (or are doing) for Earth Hour, or just say hi.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;If your country isn't listed, start a new thread for your country.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Feel free to start a topic for your city, as well.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:42:35 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/">nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography)</author>
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			<title>Earth Hour Greece</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629712094109/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/&quot;&gt;Nick Chill Photography&lt;/a&gt; posted a new topic:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's see how many Greece Earth Hour supporters we can get to give a shout out in this thread. Tell us what you did (or are doing) for Earth Hour, or just say hi.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ας δούμε πόσοι Έλληνες υποστηρικτές Ώρα της Γης μπορούμε να πάρουμε για να δώσει μια κραυγή έξω σε αυτό το νήμα. Πείτε μας τι κάνατε (ή κάνουν) για την Ώρα της Γης, ή απλά να πω ένα γεια.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;If your country isn't listed, start a new thread for your country.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Feel free to start a topic for your city, as well.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:42:11 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/nchill4x4/">nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Earth Hour USA</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629345561968/72157629711741277/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/dwinning/&quot;&gt;dwinning&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cooking dinner and timing it so I can turn the lights off and have a candlelight dinner.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:22:43 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/dwinning/">nobody@flickr.com (dwinning)</author>
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			<title>Reply to What did you do during Earth Hour 2012?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629709962633/72157629711586191/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/met8/&quot;&gt;m.tekman&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I was busy setting up the place for taking photos, and telling my parents to keep light turned off, it was a bit hard to make them sit with candles, but they did tolerate for an hour ! :)..&lt;br /&gt;
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so it was rather boring compared to the activities in the link :)..&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:51:05 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/met8/">nobody@flickr.com (m.tekman)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Earth Hour USA</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629345561968/72157629346213820/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/julesoflondon/&quot;&gt;julesoflondon&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the invite Nick and thanks for spreading the word. I'm going to turn my lights off and light candles tonight!!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:22:47 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/julesoflondon/">nobody@flickr.com (julesoflondon)</author>
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			<title>Reply to What did you do during Earth Hour 2012?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629709962633/72157629345791708/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/70626035@N00/&quot;&gt;jacilluch&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thnaks   Nick Chill♥ !!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I nothing I've been sitting...:))) regards ♥ !!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:12:45 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/70626035@N00/">nobody@flickr.com (jacilluch)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Earth Hour USA</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/sharkbayte/&quot;&gt;SHARKBAYTE&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the invite Nick, I'll be heading outside as well, listening to the wildlife in my area. Hoping more of my neighbors will pledge to turn off their lights for an hour tonight.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:11:36 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/sharkbayte/">nobody@flickr.com (SHARKBAYTE)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Earth Hour USA</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthhour2012/discuss/72157629345561968/72157629710368719/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/sdgnh/&quot;&gt;sdgnh&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Great idea.  We've gone solar and recycle everything possible.   But tonight at 8:30?  Let me think..&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Good luck search for the owls.  We have some down the street which we listen as we walk the dogs.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:11:15 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/sdgnh/">nobody@flickr.com (sdgnh)</author>
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