Bruce
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Post by Bruce on May 17, 2006 21:50:58 GMT
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan encouraged the rest of Asia to join its anti-global warming "Cool Biz" campaign, a government-led drive to dress casually to reduce the use of air-conditioners in the summer.
Yuriko Koike, the minister of the environment, said she will organize a fashion show, called "Cool Asia 2006," here on May 31 to showcase energy-saving clothes from the region.
The Japanese government will continue the program this year and has encouraged private businesses to follow suit.
Koike said the government would instruct its employees to dress lightly -- even without ties -- and set the temperature of their air-conditioned offices at 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 F) from June 1 to September 30.
"It is my mission to build an environmentally advanced country with a virtuous circle of the environment and the economy," said Koike, a former newscaster who introduced the program.
She also promoted wider use of traditional Japanese "furoshiki" wrapping -- plain square pieces of cloth that can be used to carry goods.
"I propose that furoshiki replace plastic bags," she said.
Koike said furoshiki can be made by recycling used cloth.
In 2005, the Cool Biz drive helped reduce 460,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is equal to the emissions discharged by about one million households per month.
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Post by Laury on May 24, 2006 13:21:59 GMT
It´s funny, I don´t think that is serius!
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DickTracy
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Post by DickTracy on May 27, 2006 1:51:42 GMT
I think she is serious, she is a minister, and it seems she knows what she is talking about. They will start in Japan, and later all over the world. People have watched "the day after tomorrow" too many times!
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