25.03.2011                      19.Adar ll, 5771

Umwelt:

20 cities nationwide mark Earth Hour by turning off lights

This is "an opportunity to center attention on saving the environment, natural resources, the quality of our life," says TA-Jaffa spokesman.

Residents in 20 cities throughout Israel were encouraged to turn off their lights for 60 minutes on Thursday night to mark international Earth Hour, an environmental event initiated in Sydney, Australia four years ago.
“Earth Hour is an opportunity to center the attention on saving the environment, the natural resources and the quality of our life,” said Hillel Fertouk, the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality spokesman….