Earth Hour 2009 - Thank You for Your Participation!

Ken Cleaveland, BOMA San Francisco's Director of Government and Public Affairs, talks to Mayor Gavin Newsom about Earth Hour

From left to right: John Bozeman, BOMA San Francisco's Legislative Assistant, Ken Cleaveland, and Zach Brown (Equity Office), Chair of BOMA San Francisco's Environment Committee

Your BOMA advocacy team was at the Ferry Building last night for Earth Hour 2009. Thank you to the BOMA members--as well as the individual businesses and San Francisco citizens--who participated in this symbolic gesture, echoed worldwide, to help fight global warming and raise the saliency of making practical changes in reducing energy consumption. Indeed, over 100 commercial buildings participated in the event!

And, although it wasn't safe for the entire City to go dark, many well known San Francisco landmarks turned off the lights including the Ferry Building, The Pyramid Center and the Bay Bridge.

BOMA San Francisco was proud to be a part of Earth Hour 2009!

Turn Off Your Lights for EARTH HOUR 2009 ON MARCH 28th

BOMA San Francisco asks for your participation in the symbolic Earth Hour 2009 event. Cities around the world, with San Francisco as one of the flagship cities, will participate in this event by doing one simple thing: turning off the lights for one hour in commercial buildings, small businesses, and homes. Please make sure to turn off all non-emergency lights in your building (as well as those in your home) on March 28th from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. as a sign of your concern about global warming, and to show your support for reducing carbon emissions. Please click here to view the motivational Earth Hour 2009 movie.

Please note that the Earth Hour 2009 event is part of a larger effort, the Earth Hour 24 x 7 Challenge, to make everyday changes that reduce energy consumption and combat global warming. Click here to learn how you can help with this new San Francisco initiative.