Restaurants Coming On Board for Dine By Candlelight!

Dine By Candlelight is picking up real steam, not only here in Los Angeles but across the southland, with more and more restaurants jumping on to the Earth Hour bandwagon for Dine By Candlelight! Newest participants include:

Lawry's of Beverly Hills
They are devoting an entire room to Earth Hour!

Bistro 45 in Pasadena
"We'd love to participate!"

Ristaurante daVinci in Long Beach
"Thank you for considering us for this great event. We look forward to providing a great atmosphere for our patrons in an environmentally conscious manner."

Check back for more restaurants as they join us! A complete list of participants is coming soon to it's own page!

Los Angeles launches program to replace street lights with LEDs

Photo by Joe Grzeskowiak

Former President Clinton came to Los Angeles on Monday for a special presentation with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Public Works, street lighting director, Ed Ebrahimian, as part of the Clinton Climate Initiative. Billed as one of the largest efforts of any US city to reduce pollution, incandescent bulbs in Los Angeles City street lamps will be replaced with longer lasting, more energy efficient LED bulbs and light emitting diodes. President Clinton proudly spoke of how Los Angeles is one of a handful of cities who met their Kyoto Protocol goals early (October of 2008) and Mayor Villaragosa repeated his call to action and commitment to make Los Angeles the "cleanest, greenest big city in the U.S." Earth Hour 2009 is set to be an exciting, high profile, community-based event that supports the great work of WWF and the Mayor's vision for "building a bridge to a sustainable future.".

Gaze at the stars on March 28th!

Many major landmarks around the city are turning off exterior lights during Earth Hour including the Griffith Park Observatory. Get to together with your kids, your family and friends, or have a block party with your neighbors! Get everyone around you to turn off the lights for one hour and spend it together, looking at the stars!

Shepard Fairey supports Earth Hour!

World renown artist and creator of the unifying HOPE poster for now president Barack Obama has joined World Wildlife Fund in support of Earth Hour by creating an amazing poster you can download to help inspire others! Tune in, take the pledge and Vote Earth with Shepard Fairey by spreading the word and turning off your lights on March 28th and beyond!

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND'S "EARTH HOUR LOS ANGELES" SETS STAGE FOR CITY’S GREEN STARRING ROLE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009

WHO: WWF, the Mayor of L.A. and other prominent business/civic leaders around the city will host a slate of events educating, engaging and encouraging residents to turn out their lights for Earth Hour.

WHAT: Citizens of Los Angeles show the world how we can be a green role model and lead the way to a healthier planet. WWF identified L.A. as a leader in environmental issues and chose the city as a flagship location for Earth Hour '09, joining Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco. L.A. is going to show everyone how we're combating environmental issues and that we're going to keep taking action.

WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m. in every time zone globally.

WHERE: A citywide event will take place that evening and the locations will be announced leading up to March 28. WWF will announce more news and updates weekly.

WHY: From melting glaciers to increasingly intense weather patterns, climate change impacts life on our planet. One person can make a difference, but it will take strong leaders and unified community action on the local, national and international levels to affect long lasting, significant changes.

Dine By Candlelight at Your Favorite Restaurant

Restaurants, bars and hotels across Los Angeles will be participating in WWF's Earth Hour 2009, serving dinner and drinks by candlelight on March 28th. Invite your friends, family and significant others to enjoy a delicious Earth Hour dinner special or an eco-themed beverage while basking in flattering lighting at your favorite local establishment.

A list of participating businesses will be available soon!