GALWAY CITY TO TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INITIATIVE

Date Published: 25-Feb-2008

Galway City is switching off its lights for EARTH HOUR 2008. All non-essential lights in the city will be switched off for one hour to reduce energy use at 8pm this March 29th.It was estimated during the first Earth Hour in Sydney last year that demand for electricity dropped by 10 per cent, the equivalent of taking 48,000 cars off the road. It's now turned into a worldwide event with hundreds of cities all over the world turning off lights to draw attention to global warming. Already all four Dublin local authorities have endorsed the campaign, as well as other local authorities in Clare and Tipperary.