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Mar 27, 2009 9:33 pm US/Eastern

Lights Out Saturday For Earth Hour

Make Your Life A Bit Greener

BOSTON (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Sydney City centre is illuminated prior to Earth Hour Match 29, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Residences and businesses were encouraged to turn of all lights and appliances for one hour to draw attention to global warming.
Ian Waldie/Getty Images

For one hour Saturday, people are asked to turned their lights off, starting at 8:30 p.m. local time.

The Earth Hour tradition began in 2006 in Syney, Australia, as a way to get an entire city to help combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions.

Last year, 400 cities and 50 million people participated in Earth Hour. In Boston, expect to see several large buildings and structures go dark, including the CITGO sign, Zakim Bridge, Prudential Center and John Hancock Tower.

Global landmarks that will go dark include the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome's Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square. Many cities hold festivities during Earth Hour.

Earth Hour is sponsored by World Wildlife Fund.