Earth Hour 2009

Renewable Energy (10/17)

The idea quickly spread beyond Australia: This year, Earth Hour started at 8 p.m. in Suva in Fiji and Christchurch in New Zealand and completed its cycle westwards.

The picture shows a group of cyclists generating electricity for an Israeli rock group performance through pedal power during a concert at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv during Earth Hour 2008. (Photo: Reuters)