Eiffel Tower light off?

Does anyone have more info on this? Is this a one time thing or are they talking about doing it forever? Please tell me no!

I ran across this on AOL news.

PARIS (Jan. 31) - The Eiffel Tower%26#39;s 20,000 flashing lights will go dark for five minutes Thursday evening, hours before scientists and officials unveil a long-awaited report on global warming .

The darkening of the landmark in the City of Light comes at the urging of environmental activists and is timed to coincide with Friday%26#39;s release of the major report warning that Earth will keep getting warmer and presenting new evidence of humanity%26#39;s role in climate change.

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I think the enswer is already in the article : %26quot;will go dark for FIVE minutes%26quot;.

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Oh Penny!!

That%26#39;s funny.

I think it%26#39;s great that they are doing that. A small but symbolic gesture.

Les

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When there is no ozone layer, those ultraviolet sun rays that come down unfiltered can be pretty darn hot wouldn%26#39;t you say?

Good thing there%26#39;s no projected famine in New England.

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It%26#39;s not only in Paris, it%26#39;s a global appeal, everybody in the whole world is asked to shut the power down for 5 minutes at home or at work tomorrow at the same time, to %26quot;give the Earth a break for five minutes%26quot;. Do it.

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Does anyone know what time (Paris time) this is to take place? I%26#39;d love to partipate but fear I may be sleeping.

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In Paris the lights out is from 19h55 to 20h. All the cool kids are doing it, at least that is what my daughter says. The scientists and officials will be reading the report in Paris, which is why the %26quot;protest%26quot; began here.

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I can now tell you that as an awareness event it worked very well, here in Portugal even the old trams, trains, elevators, state buildings, monuments, private companies and houses, all lights off for 5 minutes, over here it was from 18.55 to 19.00 GMT.

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I told my classes about this today. THey all looked at me, jaws on the ground, saying %26quot;Why don%26#39;t WE know about this stuff?%26quot;....so true...I%26#39;ve heard nothing about this in the States...

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Heard nothing in the UK either...