Companies, families to observe Earth Hour

Saturday, March 29, 2008

If her grandchildren come to Cape Girardeau from Farmington, Mo., today as anticipated, Jackie Nielson plans to have a flashlight party. The party will start at 8 p.m. and last one hour. That hour of darkness, christened Earth Hour, is being observed around the globe as a symbolic way of showing concern about climate change.

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