Over the weekend, an hour of darkness brought reason for hope. Earth Hour 2008 serves as evidence that around the world, we're collectively recognizing climate change and ready to act to curb our planetary fever.
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I couldn't access your link to www2.earthhour.org.
Removing the "2" from the address worked.
http://www.earthhour.org