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Did you turn off the lights for Earth Hour?

03/26/23

Millions of people and thousands of places did. Earth Hour is an annual “lights off” event that asks individuals and institutions around the globe to go dark for 60 minutes to show symbolic support for the planet and raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting it. Sure, it sounds a bit woo-woo. But Earth Hour →

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Dark skies, free pins & a giant flamingo

03/28/22

A Big Bird for Tampa International Airport A flamingo sculpture by Matthew Mazzotta depicting a flamingo gently dipping its head beneath the surface of the water is being installed in the center of rhe main terminal at Tampa International Airport. (TPA). Don’t worry – you can’t miss it. The sculpure is pink, 21-feet tall, and →

Airports go dark for Earth Hour

03/24/17

Denver International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport are just two of thousands of landmarks, attractions, hotels, buildings and other places going dark for at 8:30 p.m. local time on Saturday March 25 in honor of Earth Hour. →

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Airports turn lights out for Earth Hour

03/28/15

During Earth Hour 2015 , which takes place this Saturday, March 28 around the world at 8:30 PM local time, individuals, businesses, cities, buildings, and more than 1,200 landmarks around the world – including the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bride – plan to switch off their lights for one hour to focus →

Lights out at airports for Earth Hour

03/22/13

On Saturday, thousands of cities, towns, homes, hotels and landmarks around the world will turn off their lights for one hour, at 8:30 p.m. local time, as part of Earth Hour to make a statement about climate change. Participating sites include the Kremlin and Red Square in Russia, the Sydney Opera House, the Brandenburg Gate, →

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Airports go dark for Earth Hour

03/31/12

Airports turn off lights for Earth Hour. →

Earth Hour at the airport

03/25/11

Several airports are going to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 26, 2011 by turning off lights, moving walkways and, at one airport, the entire airstrip. →

Landmarks, hotels & airports turning off lights for Earth Hour

03/26/10

(courtesy: Jorge Sierra / WWF-Spain) Attention travelers and aliens assigned to monitor our planet from outer space: you may notice major landmarks, tourist attractions, and large areas of many cities and towns around the world going dark for an hour on March 27. Do not be alarmed. It’s just Earth Hour, a rolling, global black-out →

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Lights out at airports during Earth Hour

03/25/09

In my column about tourist destinations and travel spots planning to turn out lights for this Saturday’s Earth Day event, there are two (so far) airports. But don’t be alarmed – there is no plan to put anyone in harm’s way by turning off important runway or tower lights. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, which participated →

Alanis Morissette clips toenails on airplane

03/20/09

Celebrities are joining in to promote Earth Hour, March 28th, and Alanis Morissette – and her toenails – star in this PSA about the event. I include it here on the Stuck at the Airport blog because, to promote the big “turn off” day, Morissette is shown clipping her toenails in her airplane seat – →

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