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WWF-Australia announced that more than 370 cities, councils, and towns around the world agreed to participate in Earth Hour.

Also, the list of official cities has now increased to 26. (Note that I previously posted a list of 24 cities)

Here’s the 26 official cities participating in Earth Hour:

• Aalborg, Denmark
• Aarhus, Denmark
• Adelaide, Australia
• Atlanta, United States
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Brisbane, Australia
• Canberra, Australia
• Chicago, United States
• Christchurch, New Zealand
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Darwin, Australia
• Dublin, Ireland
• Manila, Philippines
• Melbourne, Australia
• Montreal , Canada
• Odense, Denmark
• Ottawa, Canada
• Perth, Australia
• Phoenix , United States
• San Francisco, United States
• Suva, Fiji
• Sydney, Australia
• Tasmania, Australia
• Tel Aviv, Israel
• Toronto, Canada
• Vancouver, Canada

Here’s a (partial) list of some other cities participating in Earth Hour 2008:

• Aegina, Greece
• Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Burlington, Canada
• Calgary, Canada
• Chandigarh, India
• Chisinau, Moldova
• Curitiba, Brazil
• Denver, United States
• Edmonton, Canada
• Galway, Ireland
• Geneva, Switzerland
• Gold Coast, Australia
• Halifax, Canada
• Honolulu, United States
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Lautoka City, Fiji
• London, United Kingdom
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Miami, United States
• Minneapolis, United States
• Montevideo, Uruguay
• Newcastle, Australia
• Northampton, United Kingdom
• Pasay City, Philippines
• Pecs, Hungary
• Santa Cruz, Bolivia
• Stratford, Canada
• Warsaw, Poland
• Wellington, New Zealand

I think it would be extremely difficult to get an exact figure on the number of cities/local areas participating in Earth Hour. Villages, towns, cities everywhere seem to be participating to some extent. For example, where I live (Cairns, Australia), the council promoted Earth Day and organized Earth Day events such as a free movie screening along the Cairns Esplanade.

Tags: Climate Change, earth hour, Global Warming, Sustainability

Related Posts:

• China to Join Earth Hour in 2009
• 24 Cities will (officially) Participate in Earth Hour
• Earth Hour 2009 to be Much Bigger than 2008
• Earth Hour to be Much Bigger than Expected
• Are you participating in Earth Hour this Year?

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