Earth Hour

Save Cash by Going Green: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Going green doesn't just save the outside world. It also can preserve the hard-earned money in your bank account.

On The Streets: Earth Minute (VIDEO)

Jonathan Kesselman | Posted 07.17.2009 | Comedy


Jonathan Kesselman

In this latest episode of my series for The Mother Nature Network, I punch a woman in the face, make love to a tree, and 'accidentally' eat my own feces all in the name of Gaia.

Conficker Dominates This Week's Hot Google Searches

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media


Fears of the Conficker computer virus rocked the nation this week, according to an analysis of Google search data. "Conficker virus" was the #1 risin...

Earth Hour? Why Not "Earth Until-We-Figure-This-Out?"

Robert Engelman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


Robert Engelman

I doubt that the lighting of the world's monuments contributes that much to global warming. But lighting of all kinds is used to make a statement, as well as for practical illumination.

Earth Hour Electricity: Illinois Use Drops 1 Percent During Event

AP | Posted 04.30.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- Commonwealth Edison says electricity use by northern Illinois customers dropped by 1 percent as people in buildings and homes dimmed t...

Environmentalists Hail Earth Hour As A Big Success

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 04.29.2009 | Green


BONN, Germany — For environmental activists, the message was clear: Earth Hour was a huge success. Now they say nations have a mandate to tackl...

Earth Hour 2009: Cities Around The World Turning Off The Lights

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 04.28.2009 | Green


CHICAGO — From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicag...

Earth Hour 2009: Lights Out In 84 Countries

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 04.27.2009 | Green


CHICAGO — The lights are going down from the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis, the Eiffel Tower to Sears Tower, as more than 2,800 municipalities...

Nickelodeon Asks Kids To Turn Off Electronics For A Minute

AP | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green


NEW YORK — Nickelodeon will ask kids to unplug their games and gadgets for a minute on Earth Day to symbolize a commitment to helping the enviro...

Janeane Garofalo, Alanis Morissette Earth Hour Promos Get Gross (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Earth Hour, as we've discussed, is a time when many cities around the world will be going dark -- that is turning off lights and other energy-consumin...

EARTH HOUR 2009: Washington, DC, To Go Dark For Earth Hour (VIDEO)

World Wildlife Fund | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON, DC, March 4, 2009 - World Wildlife Fund announced today that the District of Columbia has signed on to be an official flagship city for Ea...

Earth Hour: An Hour Of Darkness For The Planet (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green


The World Wildlife Fund has announced that Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco would lead the list of U.S. cities co...

Cities Black Out For Earth Hour

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living


CHICAGO — From the Sydney Opera House to Rome's Colosseum to the Sears Tower's famous antennas in Chicago, floodlit icons of civilization went d...

Google Goes Dark For Earth Hour

Posted 04.06.2008 | Business


In a sign of support for the conservation effort "Earth Hour," Google has turned its Google.com page black on Saturday, March 29th. As their statemen...

Sydney Goes Dark For Earth Hour

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 04.06.2008 | Living


CHICAGO — From the Sydney Opera House to Rome's Colosseum to the Sears Tower's famous antennas in Chicago, floodlit icons of civilization went d...