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China part of WWF's "Earth Hour" initiative for 2009 kicked off

The China part of "Earth Hour 2009," a global initiative by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to combat climate change, kicked off Monday in Beijing. Government officials and people from companies and schools as well as individuals attended a ceremony in... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Dec 16 2008

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