St. Charles Gears Up for Lights Out on Earth Hour

Earth Hour 2013 is coming up March 23, and the city of St. Charles plans to play a role once again in the global effort to draw attention to the world’s environmental and sustainability issues.

In a release issued this week, the city announced that as part of Earth Hour 2013, it will turn off all nonessential lights at its offices from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, the designated time and date for Earth Hour 2013.

The city is encouraging all St. Charles residents and businesses to join communities, businesses and individuals around the world in this observance.

The first Earth Hour was held in 2007 in Sydney Australia, where 2.2 million residents and 2,100 businesses participated, according to Earth Hour’s history page. The event was envisioned to become a national event, but it caught national interest, and cities from around the globe began participating in the following years.

According to the city’s release, by 2012, it involved hundreds of millions of people in 152 countries around the globe.

The city of St. Charles touts itself as a progressive community committed to sustainability and green solutions. As part of the Green St. Charles program, the city practices and promotes a number of environmentally conscious initiatives.

Please visit our Green St. Charles page of our website to learn more.

Related Links:

• Earth Hour 2013
• Sign up individually to participate in Earth Hour 2013
• About Earth Hour

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