Ciudad and Border Grill offer Earth Hour Menu Items

Border Grill of Santa Monica and Ciudad of downtown LA invite you to dine by candlelight as they turn off the lights for World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Owned by celebrity chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, Border Grill and Ciudad both feature "Good for the Planet, Good for You" dishes made with at least 80% plant based ingredients. Border Grill features Border Vegetables with cucumber quinoa salad, sweet creamed corn, caramelized onions, braised fennel, spiced squash, sauteed mushrooms, and black beans. Ciudad features Roasted Poblano Chile Relleno stuffed with potato rajas and cotija cheese on a bed of quinoa salad and a trio of salsas. In additional to serving only sustainable seafood, both restaurants use organic long grain rice, black beans, and coffee. Ciudad also uses organic milk and eggs, as well as beef, lamb, and uncured pork raised without hormones and antibiotics. Make a reservation for Earth Hour LA!

Border Grill
1445 4th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.1655
www.bordergrill.com

Ciudad
445 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213.486.5171
www.ciudad-la.com

Make A One Minute Movie for Earth Hour!

Video by Joe Grzeskowiak

It's a new day in America, where service and commitment to change are the prevailing motto. 60 OneMinutes (60oneminutes.org) is offering a cross-media platform for those who care about the most important causes of our day to contribute their creativity, to raise awareness and inspire others to do the same.

The first 60 OneMinute call to action is for Earth Hour with the theme of TAKE BACK YOUR POWER using:

Human Power - for transportation, energy, entertainment, fun
Kid Power - what are your kids saying about green? How have they changed our habits?
Alternative Power - Do you or someone you know use wind, sun, water, other to power their lives? Show us!
Creative Power - Can art inspire us to change? Making this film could be YOUR contribution to the Cause!

A selection of these films will be shown on Current TV starting on March 28th, 2009 Earth Hour Day, through to April 22, 2009 Earth Day. So contribute you creativity to the cause and make a one-minute movie! Go to

Mayor Villaraigosa announces Earth Hour at L.A. LIVE

Video by Joe Grzeskowiak

Earth Hour's global event on March 28th, 2009 will start in Fiji and travel around the world, from time zone to time zone and end at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. L.A. LIVE is the newest, state of the art, mega entertainment and sports facility in Los Angeles.

Earth Hour Los Angeles Announced by WWF and the Mayor Villaraigosa at L.A.LIVE!

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Nobel Prize-winner/Vice President and Managing Director for Climate Change for the World Wildlife Fund, Richard Moss, leader of the Agape International Spiritual Center, Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith and President and CEO of AEG, Timothy J. Leiweke came together to officially announce Earth Hour Los Angeles, 2009. The announcement was made at Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE on Friday, March 27th. Mayor Villaraigosa expressed city-wide pride for Los Angeles being selected as a flagship city for this year's global event.

"We hope the entire Los Angeles community will join us as we turn off all non-essential city lights. Municipal buildings and many city landmarks will be going dark for Earth Hour. I'll be turning off the lights in my own home and I encourage everyone to do the same."

AEG's Leiweke announced L.A. LIVE as the official venue for Earth Hour Los Angeles. Dr. Moss stressed the symbolic nature of turning off the lights for Earth Hour, a reminder that one small act performed by many can make a huge difference.

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!