Australia: Sydney finds climate change a real turn off
By | Published: March 31, 2007
Reuters: Sydney landmarks turned off their lights for an hour on Saturday, throwing icons such as the Sydney Opera House into darkness as part of a campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Restaurants set candle-lit dinners, the city’s tallest building offered special tours on an open-air skywalk and the Sydney Youth Orchestra began its first concert of the year in darkness. Around the city, hundreds of businesses and more than 50,000 homes signed up for the night, while parties and …
Australia: Sydney finds climate change a real turn off
Reuters: Sydney landmarks turned off their lights for an hour on Saturday, throwing icons such as the Sydney Opera House into darkness as part of a campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Restaurants set candle-lit dinners, the city’s tallest building offered special tours on an open-air skywalk and the Sydney Youth Orchestra began its first concert of the year in darkness. Around the city, hundreds of businesses and more than 50,000 homes signed up for the night, while parties and …
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