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6th December 2012, 03:44 AM
Paris’s legendary label as the “City of Light” may soon lose some of its luster.
The French minister for energy and environment unveiled last week a proposal for lights in and outside shops, offices, and public buildings -- including the flagship Louis Vuitton store and the Lido cabaret house on Paris’s Avenue des Champs Elysees -- to be turned off between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. starting in July. The plan, to be applied across French cities, towns and villages, is aimed at saving energy and money and showing “sobriety,” Minister Delphine Batho said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/paris-faces-darkness-as-city-of-light-set-for-illumination-ban.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/paris-faces-darkness-as-city-of-light-set-for-illumination-ban.html
Watermelons appear to be in full control of France.
The French minister for energy and environment unveiled last week a proposal for lights in and outside shops, offices, and public buildings -- including the flagship Louis Vuitton store and the Lido cabaret house on Paris’s Avenue des Champs Elysees -- to be turned off between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. starting in July. The plan, to be applied across French cities, towns and villages, is aimed at saving energy and money and showing “sobriety,” Minister Delphine Batho said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/paris-faces-darkness-as-city-of-light-set-for-illumination-ban.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/paris-faces-darkness-as-city-of-light-set-for-illumination-ban.html
Watermelons appear to be in full control of France.