Today, beginning 8:30 pm and finishing at 9:30 pm, the global event known as Earth Hour will take place. The cause is to promote awareness of the consequences of global warming and the need to take action. For the time stated above, all participants are asked to turn off all unnecessary lights for one hour. This year, "nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries" are joining the event, including Paris, Sydney, Geneva, Bucharest, New York City, Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, the Great Pyramids in Egypt, and Scott Base in Antarctica.

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I hope you guys participate tonight and lend your support! Unfortunately, the event clashes with the scheduled airing of Legend of the Seeker, so I'm on tenterhooks right now on whether I should turn off the TV, too.