Earth Hour Approaches

Earth hour approaches and the lights in Las Vegas will go out. Earth hour occurs Saturday, March 28, 2009, between 8:30 and 9:30 PM. On that night, the lights on the Las Vegas Strip and the Fremont Street Experience will go out for one hour.

Earth hour is a global event intended to create awareness of energy conversation. Las Vegas is an international city, the vacation destination for tourist from all over the world. Las Vegas is renowned for its lights and glitter, so what better place to help raise awareness of energy conversation.

On Saturday, at 8:30 PM Pacific Time, county commissioners will shut off the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, which is located on Las Vegas Boulevard South. Then the light of the Strip will go out and the lights in Glitter Gulch (the Fremont Street Experience). In addition, the hotel-casinos will turn off their marquees and floodlights.

Earth hour is an event that everyone can participate in by turning off their home's exterior lights. Energy conversation is an important issue across the planet. What better way to make a statement for energy conversation then to participate in Earth Hour.