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60 Minutes

03.20.2009

Submitted by dsimmons on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Bite:
Tick, tick, tick, tick…time for Earth Hour '09. On March 28, peeps and places (like the Sears Tower) worldwide will turn off lights for - wait for it - an hour to "vote" against global warming. So flip, then sip lemon-ginger eco-tinis (with organic 360 Vodka) by candlelight at Ben Pao. Or head to Uncommon Ground for a Lights Out drink special (with Rain Organics vodka, Triple Sec, and housemade blackberry cardamom syrup) beneath the city's first certified organic rooftop garden. Even if you just sit alone in the dark at home (aw), you'll help Chicagoland beat last year's numbers: 7% electricity savings - the eco-impact of taking a million cars off the road for one hour. It's prime time.
Wanna Try: 
Earth Hour, Mar. 28, 8:30-9:30 pm.
Ben Pao, 52 W. Illinois St. Map It (312-222-1888). Eco-tini, $10.
Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave. Map It (773-465-9801). Lights Out, $8.

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60 Minutes has been on the air for more than 40 years, making it the longest continuously running show in American history.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Chicago Biter households turn off all their lights for an hour, we'll save enough electricity to run 89 refrigerators nonstop for a year.

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