Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund), Earth hour is held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

The Earth Hour idea was successfully executed in Thailand in 2005, and then it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007 . In 2008 WWF achieved a worldwide participation .This year 2009 Earth Hour will take place on Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 pm, local time.

On March 28th, millions of people around the world will be turning out the lights for Earth Hour. This awareness movement is intended to get people talking about the importance of reducing human impact on the Earth.

If you're interested in participating in Earth Hour, then the following tips will help you to make the most of Earth Hour,

• Turn Down the Heat
• Unplug Appliances
• Unplug Chargers
• Unplug Clocks and Electronics
• Shut Off Your Computer
• Unplug Lamps and Nightlights
• Turn Off the Lights
  

• Attend a local Earth Hour event or organise your own by throwing an Earth Hour street party with your neighbours.
• Gather family & friends for a night picnic in your local park and look at the stars.
• Enjoy a family dinner by candlelight.
• Organise a treasure hunt in the dark.
• Take the dog for a night walk.
• Sit in the dark and share stories.
• Organise a family night playing board games.
• Share a romantic night in with your loved one
  

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

for more information logon to http://www.earthhour.org/home/