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Earth Hour is a global climate change initiative of the World Wildlife Fund which calls on individuals and businesses around the world to turn off their lights for one hour on Saturday, March 29, 2008 between 8-9 p.m. To date, nearly 6,000 businesses and more than 96,000 individuals have pledge to participate.
Join Earth Hour Denver on March 29
Read Mayor Hickenlooper's Letter (95K PDF)
View Participating Businesses
March 11, 2008
Mayor Hickenlooper is encouraging all Denver area citizens and businesses to participate in Earth Hour – a global campaign that expresses how individual action on a mass scale can help change our planet for the better by reducing energy use.
The event began last year in Sydney, Australia. On March 31, 2007, 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses turned off their lights for one hour - a massive collective effort that reduced Sydney's energy consumption by 10.2 percent for one hour. That's the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year.
This year's Earth Hour 2008 takes place from 8-9 p.m. on Saturday, March 29. During that hour, Mayor Hickenlooper urges everyone to switch off lights and non-essential appliances. Denver is one of hundreds of participating cities worldwide.
How to Participate
- Commit to turning off your lights on March 29 from 8-9 p.m.
- Take appliances off standby. Unplug any appliances - mobile phone chargers, TVs, microwaves, MP3 players, computer monitors, printers - that are not being used and are on standby. Appliances left on standby account for up to 10 percent of the average household's electricity use.
- Spread the word and involve your friends, family and workmates. Ask businesses, restaurants and stores in your area to darken their buildings, neon signs and non-essential ambient lighting.
- Learn more by visiting www.earthhour.org and take the online pledge.
Earth Hour Tips
It's ok if you just want to sit around in the dark during Earth Hour, but there are lots of ways you can make the hour more enjoyable. Need some ideas? Try these:
- Have a candlelit dinner.
- Ride a bike, walk the dog, go for a jog.
- Have a star party picnic outdoors.
- Take a stress break and meditate.
- Organize a board game night at someone's house.
- Cultivate creativity: draw, dance, sing or make music.
- Read a book, catch up on sleep, or talk with family and friends.
Participating Businesses
As of March 28, the following businesses and facilities in downtown Denver and the metro area have pledged their commitment to Earth Hour:
Adams Mark Hotel
Altitude Spirits - Vodka 14
Bed & Bath CO.
Bloomers
Breckenridge Brewery
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast
City and County of Denver - Webb Municipal Building
City and County of Denver - 303 West Colfax Building
City and County of Denver - Channel 8 Offices
Civic Center Plaza
Common Grounds Coffee Shop
Coral Room
Cultural Legacy Bookstore
Cushman & Wakefield
Denver Aquarium
Denver Newspaper Agency
Denver Pavillion
Denver Performing Arts Center
Dominion Plaza
Dutch Heritage Gardens
Earls
Elway's Restaurant
Enlightening Times
Fantastic Sams
Fruition Restaurant
Granite Towers
Hanna Design
Hard Rock Cafe
High Prairie Environmental
Hilton Garden Inn
Hotel Monaco
Hotel Teatro
Key Bank
Mead Street Station Restaurant
Memory, Magic & More
Mile High Air
Molson Coors Brewing Company
Mondo Vino Wine Store
Options Multimedia
Pepsi Center
P.F. Chang's
Qwest
Sol Source
Stapleton Neighborhood
Starbucks on the 16th Street Mall
Strings Restaurant
Stubens/Vesta Dipping Grill
Sushi Hai
Tabor Center
The Clandestine Chef
Transwestern (1999 Broadway)
Trinity Grille
UFO Watchtower
US Bank
Virgin Records
World Trade Center
