Photo: Tatiana Meel
Vladivostok residents joined an international environmental action, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) «Earth Hour.» The purpose of the action — to recall the problems of environmental protection.
Cyclists from Vladivostok «Extreme Club» decided column passed through the city. The action is held for the first year. Parade of «Fireflies» was held on the route «funicular» — Prospect Beauty — Shilkinskaya — Tunguska — Svetlanskaya — area fighters for Soviet power.
» We would like to draw the attention of citizens to the alternative and environmentally sound mode of transport, such as a bicycle. Then you will be able to save not only their own health but also the health of the planet » — Told the protesters in Vladivostok.
«Earth Hour» — the mass public event in human history — a symbol of respect for nature and concern for the limited resources of our planet. In 2007 the «Earth Hour» was first held in Australia, then the action taken is truly global in scale, joining in 2012 about 2 million participants in 7000 cities in 152 countries on all seven continents. The event was attended by many well-known organizations and buildings, including the Big Ben in London, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and the Bridge of the «Golden Gate» in San Francisco.
