Shure will join corporations, organizations, governments, and individuals in more than 240 cities around the world in supporting Earth Hour, which begins at 8:30pm local time. Tens of millions of people from all corners of the world are expected to participate in this call for global action on climate change.
"One of our company's core values is to be a good corporate citizen and neighbour," said Sandy LaMantia, Shure president and CEO. "We have an internal team, our Green Team, which strives to constantly implement and improve environmentally-friendly solutions for our products, processes, and facilities. As an organisation, I feel it is our responsibility to participate in Earth Hour 2009 as part of our commitment to this initiative. As an individual, I will also commit to turning off my lights at home at the designated time on 28 March."
From Chicago to Shanghai, city skylines will go dark for one hour as individuals, businesses, government buildings, schools, and major landmarks turn off non-essential lighting. The list of participating cities in the US includes Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, and Nashville, with more signing up every day.
During Earth Hour 2008, more than 50 million people in 400 cities on all seven continents turned off their lights as major icons also went dark, including the Sydney Opera House, the Coliseum in Rome, Stockholm's Royal Castle, the Empire State Building, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Google turned its homepage black for an entire day in tribute.
(Jim Evans)
