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Syracuse: Facebook event urges 'Lights Out' to fight global warming.
(From University Wire)
Byline: Tessa Kurman
Lights Out is going to be big.
More than 124,000 students have clicked the "Attending" button on Facebook as their "RSVP" -- all for the same event.
Lights Out is a worldwide event, encouraging people to turn off their lights and electronics for five minutes at 6:55 p.m. to show governments around the world that they are committed to finding solutions for global warming, said Andy Roberts, creator of the Facebook group, in an e-mail.
The Facebook event, however, advises those in the United States and Canada to switch off their lights at 7:55 p.m. instead.
Lights Out originated in France from the "Alliance pour la Plan te," a national …
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