{"55379":{"#nid":"55379","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Earth Hour Celebration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s lights out for Georgia Tech as students, faculty, and staff celebrate Earth Hour on April 24 from 7 \u2013 9 p.m. \u201cEarth Hour is an international event that takes place every year in which people turn off their lights for one hour to raise awareness about climate change and responsible energy use,\u201d said Student Government Association Sustainability Task Force Chairman, Joe Charbonnet.  \u0022The international community celebrated the event on March 27 this year (while GT was on Spring Break).\u0026nbsp; We have moved the event to Georgia Tech\u2019s Think Green Week to allow students to participate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudent participation in the event is crucial, and a show of unity following the largest Earth Hour on record.  \u201cThis year\u0027s Earth Hour was the largest mass action in human history, with over 4000 cities participating,\u201d said Charbonnet.\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech has participated previous international Earth Hour celebrations. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning at 7 p.m., live music, free food, and other earth hour give-aways will be at the campanile, commemorating occasion.  From 8 \u2013 9 p.m., all lights in the area will be turned off as a symbol of Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to reducing energy use. Members of the Georgia Tech community that are unable to join the festivities at the campanile can participate in their dorm rooms and offices by turning off lights and other electronic devices from 8 \u2013 9 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Turns Off Lights, Turns On Tradition"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s lights out for Georgia Tech as students, faculty, and staff celebrate Earth Hour on April 24 from 7 \u2013 9 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia tech will celebrate Earth Hour on April 24."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-04-14 16:20:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"41271":{"id":"41271","type":"image","title":"Earth Hour Logo","body":null,"created":"1449174292","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:24:52","changed":"1475894366","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:26","alt":"Earth Hour Logo","file":{"fid":"190052","name":"txz20742.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/txz20742_3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/txz20742_3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8960,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/txz20742_3.jpg?itok=C_15R5Rg"}}},"media_ids":["41271"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1119","name":"Earth Hour"},{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoe Charbonnet\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:joecharbonnet@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejoecharbonnet@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["joecharbonnet@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}