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{{Short description|2008 campaign against global warming in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
'''88888 Lights Out''' was a [[Social:Civil society campaign|campaign]] with the stated goal of increasing awareness of [[Earth:Global warming|global warming]] and promoting actions to reduce energy consumption. By encouraging {{wipe|India}}'s residents to turn out the lights for eight minutes and to become more aware of environmental concerns, the organisers sought to limit [[Earth:Greenhouse gas emissions|greenhouse gas emissions]] and reduce pollution of the [[Globe|globe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Earth/Global_Warming/Chennai_88888_Lights_Out_on_Aug_8/rssarticleshow/3326272.cms|title=Chennai: 88888 Lights Out on Aug 8|date=August 5, 2008|publisher=Times of India|access-date=2008-11-13}}</ref>

== Campaign organisation ==
The campaign was started by Exnora International,<ref name="exnoraThemselves"/> a non-governmental organisation in {{wipe|India}}. It called for people to switch off their lights for eight minutes at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008 (8-8-8-8-8) to spread awareness and take action to reduce energy consumption and the resulting environmental damage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080861190600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811193909/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080861190600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-11|title=‘Lights Out 88888’ campaign launched |date=2008-08-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2008-11-13}}</ref>

In the city of Chennai, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala ordered the lights off in Raj Bhavan at 8 p.m. for 8 minutes and said that an awakening should be created among the people of all walks of life on the root cause of global warming, it occurred at the very beginning of the 2008 Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/09/stories/2008080958530300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817221412/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/09/stories/2008080958530300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-17|title=Campaign eloquent as lights fall ‘silent’|date=2008-08-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2008-11-13}}</ref>

The effort has been part of a wider effort by the groups involved to bring attention to environmental issues.<ref name="exnoraThemselves">{{cite press release|title=Chennai Lights Out Campaign builds awareness|url=http://www.exnorainternational.org/events.shtml#Campaign|publisher=Exnora|access-date=2009-01-21|archive-date=2009-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226010715/http://exnorainternational.org/events.shtml#Campaign|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*FLICK OFF
*[[Earth:Earth Hour|Earth Hour]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.88888.co.in 88888 Lights Out] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109151518/http://www.88888.co.in/ |date=2020-01-09 }}
*[http://www.exnorainternational.org/events.shtml EXcellent NOvel RAdical (ExNoRa) website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226010715/http://exnorainternational.org/events.shtml |date=2009-02-26 }}
*[http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2008/08/08/tn-exnoras-88888-lights-out-campaign.html OneIndia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930204723/http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2008/08/08/tn-exnoras-88888-lights-out-campaign.html |date=2011-09-30 }} (Tamil)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229153035/http://www.ishrae.in/DasBlogce/ Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708141956/http://www.chennaitown.com/news/90-chennai-88888-lights-out-on-aug-8 Chennai City News]
*"Similar programmes have already been undertaken in countries like Australia, Canada, US, New Zealand, Denmark, Fiji, Philippines, Ireland and Israel. In the UK, residents of London also undertook a similar programme. The people of Mumbai also observed such a programme, added the group." ''[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=aug0808/City Appeal to switch off lamps for eight minutes today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164547/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=aug0808%2FCity |date=2011-07-18 }}'' Aug. 7, 2008 Assam Tribune
*{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080861220600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913212433/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080861220600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2008|title=‘88888 Lights Out’ campaign today |date=August 8, 2008|work=The Hindu|access-date=2008-11-13}}

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