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Earth Hour, organized by WWF, is a global grassroots movement uniting people to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. Engaging a massive mainstream community, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights out event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.  Since then, it has grown to engage millions of supporters in more than 185 countries and territories, inspiring individuals and organizations worldwide to take action for the environment, and driving major legislative changes by harnessing the power of the crowd. As the movement grows, the one-hour lights out event continues to be the symbol of a broader commitment toward nature and our planet. Earth Hour is more than an annual event – it is a movement that culminates in an hour of inspiration held around the world toward the end of March each year. The second-to-last and last weekend of March is around the time of the Spring and Autumn equinoxes in the northern and southern hemispheres respectively, which allows for nea...

  His Excellency  Mr Jacques Chirac President of the Republic of France PARIS Thank you for your letter on G8 Summit . The subject of poverty, education, AIDS, etc. are extremely important and need to be thoroughly discussed. In this regard I welcome France initiative to hold a meeting of the World's Heads of State and Government representatives of the World Diversity in 2003. You mentioned the demonstrations in Genoa . Obviously such demonstrations make meetings of Heads of Government and other international meetings very difficult to hold. I do not agree with demonstrations as a means to express dissent, any more than I agree with the terror attacks in order to promote a cause. But it is important that we try to understand the reasons for the protest and the horrible acts of terror. People must feel very strongly if they are prepared to commit suicide for their cause. The anger of the Arabs who crashed the aircraft into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon must be truly ...