Geochang-gun District Holds 10-Minute Lights-Out Event for Earth Day

"Please turn off the lights for 10 minutes from 8 PM on the 22nd!"

Lights Out Event Poster [Image Source=Geochang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will hold a lights-out event for 10 minutes starting at 8 p.m. on the 22nd in celebration of the 51st Earth Day.

Earth Day is a civilian-led global commemorative day that began on April 22, 1970, following an oil spill accident that occurred in the United States in 1969. Since 2009, Korea has designated the week following Earth Day as Climate Change Week and has held simultaneous lights-out events nationwide.

For this lights-out event, public institution buildings such as the county office and eup/myeon administrative welfare centers, as well as the landscape lighting of major local landmarks including Geochanggyo Bridge, Arimgyo Bridge, and Changdonggyo Bridge, will be turned off for 10 minutes. Even if a building is not officially designated as a participating site, any resident can individually participate by turning off their lights during the designated time.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “Ten minutes is a very short time, but if each small participation gathers, it will become a meaningful step to protect the Earth from the climate crisis,” urging residents to voluntarily participate.

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