Earth Hour: Lights Out for the Planet

As communities around the world go dark Saturday night, people will gather by candlelight bound by one common purpose--saving the planet.

At 8:30 p.m. local time, everyone’s invited to celebrate Earth Hour by turning off all unnecessary lights, or they can go “beyond the hour” by pledging to positively impact the planet.

Now observed in more than 130 countries worldwide, the celebration that started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, is uniting the world with something we all have in common--the Earth.

So, turn out every light in your home for just one hour at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Use that hour to reconnect with your loved one over a candlelight dinner. Sit around with your kids and tell spooky stories while passing around a flashlight.