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Tel Aviv Goes Dark

March 28, 2008 at 10:10 am | In Environment | Send to a friend

Last month, we brought you news that Tel Aviv was planning to take part in Earth Hour, a one-hour blackout to call attention to the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Tel Aviv event took place last night (27 March) with President Shimon Peres in attendance. It was also the first of all the worldwide events, scheduled for Saturday 29 March. Organizers moved up the Tel Aviv events because Thursday night is the end of the Israeli workweek and to avoid any conflicts with the Jewish Sabbath. For more on the events, see Ynet, Haaretz, and the Age. The pictures are pretty cool, too.