Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world, inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour. The idea is to get one billion people around the world to switch off their lights at 8.30pm on 28 March 2009, and the WWF need your help to reach their target.

Taking part in WWF’s Earth Hour is a great way to show that you want action to tackle climate change. It is also an occasion to have some fun and to raise funds to support their vital work to promote solutions to tackle climate change.

To help better understand Earth Hour, what this Youtube video.

Spotify, the latest in legal online music sharing, have a dedicated Earth Hour play list. Featuring ‘lights out’ themed songs, from Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley, The Fratellis and Thin Lizzy, WWF has put together more than 60 minutes of classic music to help people celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour in style.

Polar Bears were recently featured on ITV’s Special News Report, where Lawrence McGinty travels to the land of the polar bear to discover the truth about the plight of the animal that has become an icon of climate change.

Climate change is the main cause of the Arctic ice melting, and what little remains is getting thinner and more treacherous every day. Polar bears rely on ice to hunt, allowing them to reach seals at the edge of the seas, however they now have to travel further and wait longer in order to reach their food.

As the sea ice melts the areas is also exposed to shipping and oil exploration adding pollution to the many threats the polar bear already faces today.

Adopt a polar bear today and help WWF save the polar bear and its home from the effects of climate change and pollution. We must act now to try and save the polar bear from extinction.