{"id":340172,"date":"2011-03-26T14:22:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T14:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/26\/6omins-of-darkness-as-millions-worldwide-observe-earth-hour-today-march-26\/"},"modified":"2011-03-26T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T14:22:29","slug":"6omins-of-darkness-as-millions-worldwide-observe-earth-hour-today-march-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/26\/6omins-of-darkness-as-millions-worldwide-observe-earth-hour-today-march-26\/","title":{"rendered":"6Omins Of Darkness As Millions Worldwide Observe &#8216;Earth Hour&#8217; Today (March 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div>Hundreds of millions of people around the world will observe Earth Hour today, Saturday, March 26, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>By switching off their lights for 60 minutes at 8.30 p.m. local time, each of these men, women and children would send a powerful message that they want to change what&#8217;s happening to the world.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued in Accra, yesterday, by the UN Information Centre, quoting UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, said;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs in previous years, UN communities around the world will take part. Here in New York, all our buildings will go dark \u2013 including our main headquarters which is currently closed for renovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is more than half a century since our striking monument to world peace and co-operation rose on the East River. This New York landmark is now receiving a much-needed overhaul. When completed, the new LEED-certified UN Headquarters will use less energy and water and create less waste. It will be an example of modern sustainable architecture at its best.<\/p>\n<p>All over the world individuals, communities, businesses and governments are creating new examples for the common future \u2013 new visions for sustainable living and new technologies to realize it.\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow, let us join together to celebrate this shared quest to protect the planet and ensure human well-being.  Let us use 60minutes of darkness to help the world see the light,\u201d he said a day before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1546-150x90.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the original post:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Hundreds of millions of people around the world will observe Earth Hour today, Saturday, March 26, 2011. 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