On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm – that’s tonight! – we will take part in Earth Hour—the world’s largest global climate change event. By simply turning out all non-essential lighting for one hour—at your company’s buildings and in your own homes—join tens of millions of concerned citizens throughout the world in calling for action to save our planet for future generations.

Led by the World Wildlife Fund, more than 50 million people in 400 cities around the world took part in Earth Hour last year. The lights went out at Sydney’s Opera House, Rome’s Coliseum, the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. Even the Google homepage went dark for the day. In Israel, President Shimon Peres personally turned off lights in Tel Aviv.

This year, Earth Hour will be even bigger. In the US, cities large and small have said they’ll participate including Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, San Francisco…with more signing up daily. They will join international cities such as Beijing, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, Rome, and Toronto.

To get a better sense of the magnitude and inspiring nature of the event, take a moment to watch WWF’s video about Earth Hour 2008 by visiting http://www.earthhourus.org/video.php. We all have a stake in the future of our planet.

Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and absolutely free. To get more information and to sign up for Earth Hour 2009, visit www.EarthHourUS.org.

We hope you’ll join us, and encourage people you know in your community to also take part.

Don’t forget— tonight, March 28th at 8:30 pm, turn out, take action.