Las Vegas Weekly

March 26, 2010 · 11:05 AM

Strip lights of Neon City to go dark for one hour tomorrow night

By Robin Leach

Mayor Oscar Goodman, in front of the iconic Las Vegas sign and flanked by the iconic showgirls of his city, speaks at the Earth Hour press conference on Feb. 4, 2009.

Photo: The Firm PR

It’s going to be very dark on the Strip tomorrow night as hotels and businesses across the valley turn off their lights for one hour -- from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Even the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign will go dark.

It’s all to mark Earth Hour, which is a global event calling for action on climate change. Las Vegas is one of the world’s showcase cities standing in solidarity with capitals across the globe to raise awareness.

Officials from the World Wildlife Fund have joined with our Mayor Oscar Goodman and our Clark County Commissioners in the effort. All government offices will turn off power, and many businesses, apartment towers and homes are expected to join in the effort.

Tourists and residents alike are all warned: When the lights go out tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. and the skyline of Sin City changes, it’s not a scene from Ocean’s Eleven or a power blackout. It’s just one way to make our Earth a little better of a glorious place to live and conserve.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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