Friday March 29th you can join the rest of the world to make a statement about climate change. And all it takes is the flick of a switch.

Earth Hour was created by the World Wildlife Fund. The idea is that people around the world turn off the lights for one hour, at 8pm local time.

Here’s more information from the Earth Hour web site:

Earth Hour was created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and in one year has grown from an event in one city to a global movement. In 2008, millions of people, businesses, governments and civic organizations in nearly 200 cities around the globe will turn out for Earth Hour. More than 100 cities across North America will participate, including the US flagships–Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco and Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

We invite everyone throughout North America and around the world to turn off the lights for an hour starting at 8 p.m. (your own local time)–whether at home or at work, with friends and family or solo, in a big city or a small town.

Check out the Earth Hour YouTube video in the right sidebar.

Here at our house, we’re planning on cuddling up with some cats, a few candles and a good book.