Midnight Mike
2008-08-14, 03:41 PM
August 12, 2008, 4:28 pm
Doors Open, Air-Conditioning On? Fines Coming
A ritual of summer: Open doors invite customers in but let cool air out. (Photo, 2006: Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)Updated, 6 p.m. | For many concerned about energy conservation, it’s a pet peeve: Shopkeepers who blast the sidewalk with air-conditioning as a way to lure customers on hot days.
Now the City Council is expected to pass legislation on Thursday that would impose fines on stores that leave their wide doors open with the air-conditioning on.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/ ... es-coming/ (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/doors-open-air-conditioning-on-fines-coming/)
Doors Open, Air-Conditioning On? Fines Coming
A ritual of summer: Open doors invite customers in but let cool air out. (Photo, 2006: Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)Updated, 6 p.m. | For many concerned about energy conservation, it’s a pet peeve: Shopkeepers who blast the sidewalk with air-conditioning as a way to lure customers on hot days.
Now the City Council is expected to pass legislation on Thursday that would impose fines on stores that leave their wide doors open with the air-conditioning on.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/ ... es-coming/ (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/doors-open-air-conditioning-on-fines-coming/)