Earth Hour Today, March 23 - Earth Hour - an annual international event held by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Is held on the last Saturday of March and calls all - individuals, organizations, schools, municipalities, commercial establishments - turn off the lights and other non-vital electrical appliances for one hour (except the elevators) to stimulate interest in the problem of climate change, energy, the unification of mankind. For the first time the event was organized by the World Wildlife Fund in Australia in conjunction with the publication of The Sydney Morning Herald. In 2007, the next year with the support of the world, and in 2009, has become the largest mass action in human history - an estimated WWF, it touched more than a billion people in the world. 
Earth Hour 2013
In 2013, the campaign "Earth Hour" took place the week before: not the last Saturday of March (30th), and in the penultimate (March 23). This is due to the fact that many countries in the night from 30 to 31 March was transferred hours of daylight, and on March 30 this year, had the Holy Saturday (Western Christianity).
The rally was held under the slogan "Your turn - my turn: Challenge the world to save the planet!" In Russia today, this action supported by 70 cities. 
Moscow has supported the World Earth Hour. In the framework of the Kremlin off the light was turned off lights 86 high-rise buildings in the city, including the skyscrapers of Moscow State University and illumination recreation park "Sokolniki".
St. Petersburg - the hour was extinguished lights of the Winter Palace, Palace Square and Peter and Paul Fortress
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