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February 10, 2009 - Las Vegas Hilton Joins Earth Hour 2009

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February 10, 2009

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IRA DAVID STERNBERG 702-732-5683

LIGHTS OUT AS LAS VEGAS HILTON JOINS EARTH HOUR 2009
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWF) EVENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 28

LAS VEGAS—The Las Vegas Hilton will join Earth Hour 2009 on March 28, participating with Clark County, Las Vegas, and many Strip resorts in turning out marquee and wash lights during the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) world-wide event.

“The Las Vegas Hilton has been part of Las Vegas history since 1977 and we are delighted to help Las Vegas make history again by contributing awareness to this significant international event,” said Rudy Prieto, the property’s CEO and general manager.

Las Vegas’ participation in Earth Hour—a global event calling for action on climate change- will begin on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m., Las Vegas will lead more than 400 cities in 70 countries as individuals, businesses, government buildings, schools and major landmarks turn off non-essential lighting in what will be the largest climate milestone in history.

Las Vegas was selected by WWF as an official flagship city and joins other U.S. flagship cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco. Globally, the list of Earth Hour cities includes Auckland, Beijing, Bogota, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Homer Glen, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kiev, Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, Oslo, Rome, Singapore, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Wellington and Vancouver.