I love this event.  Lights out tonight 8:30-9:30p, eastern time. Feel the energy of everyone around the world uniting to raise awareness of climate change. A mere two years ago, this call to action was ignited in just one city — Sydney, Australia, when 2.2 million people joined together to make a statement…what will you be doing during earth hour this year?  We’ll be stargazing in the Catskills.

Earth Hour via the UN (video)
Earth Hour 2009 video

Highlights of a press release and news from World Wildlife Fund…

EarthHour is a global initiative of WWF in which millions (more…)

• I’m sure that 1 mpg will stop global warming…U.S. Mileage Standards for Cars Up for First Time – reuters
• I can foresee a small problem with unions…Nanotechnology May Have Found its Henry Ford – cs monitor
• Let your fingers do the tracing…Forging a Hot Link to the Farmer Who Grows the Food – nytimes
• Through professional lenses…In Point Lobos, Where Edward Weston Saw the World Anew – nytimes
• Watch out for that overpass…Wind-Powered Car Breaks Record – bbc
• The challenge: can I get my mother-in-law to shut off the TV during tonight’s re-run of Dancing With the Stars?  Sydney First Major City to Mark Earth Hour 2009 – yahoo! news
• Elephant Angel Mystery Solved – ananova
• Today kicks off 3-day Better Living Show @ Portland Expo Center. Support Women Artists Now Sat & Sun, 1-4p.