Wednesday, March 25, 2009

www.valencialife.net

TURNING THEM OFF

Valencia has revealed that the City will join in Earth Hour this coming Saturday, by turning off the lighting of some thirteen monuments in an effort to combat climate change. The monuments that will go dark for an hour between 8:30 and 9:30 are: The Town Hall, the Silk Exchange, The Torres of Quart, the Torres of Serrano. the Almudin, the Central Market, the Colón Market, the Atarazanas, the Palau de Cervelló, the Palau de la Música and the Palau de la Exposición. Other cities taking part in the initiative organized by the WWF include London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Sydney, Los Angeles, Beijing and Barcelona. Thus far 2,712 cities in 83 countries have agreed to join the project