City of Columbia urges recognition of Earth Hour

The City of Columbia urges citizens to participate in Earth Hour at 8:30p.m. – 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. Joining hundreds of millions of other cities, businesses and organizations across the globe. The City Of Columbia has also encouraged all employees to turn off all non-essential lights and equipment when leaving their work sites on Friday, March 18 in order to help observe Earth Hour the following day. Citizens are also encouraged to join in the effort to increase energy by turning off lights and unplugging nonessential appliances using electricity in their homes.