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Climate activists deflate tires on SUVs in Boston
An international climate activist group has claimed responsibility for deflating tires on 43 SUVs in Boston’s tony Beacon Hill neighborhood — and leaving behind preachy notes warning vehicle owners: “Your gas guzzler kills.” In a blog post, the group, which calls themselves the Tyre Extinguishers and claims to have 15,000 members worldwide, explained that Wednesday night’s stunt was their first foray into Boston, and that activists only targeted “large, luxury gas powered SUVs.” The eco-warriors noted that they spared hybrid, electric and handicapped-marked vehicles. “SUVs and 4x4s are a disaster for our health, our public safety and our climate. Bigger and bigger cars are dominating our towns and cities, and…
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This blue city wants to ban new gas and auto service stations over climate change
A Colorado city is taking into consideration a resolution that would ban new gas stations and auto assistance stations to battle climate improve. The proposed ordinance before the Town Council also seeks to cap the amount of fuel stations and support stations for Louisville, Colorado, to six, with a seventh getting permitted only if it’s portion of a significant retail center. “We have an obligation to get each action possible to deal with the variations to our climate that are ravaging our world and straight impacting the wellbeing, perfectly-becoming and livelihoods of the constituents we represent in Louisville,” council member Maxine Most instructed Fox Information. HOW Local weather ALARMISM IS…
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A hidden challenge for Minneapolis climate goals: shoddy insulation
About two-thirds of homes being listed for sale in Minneapolis have inadequate insulation, according to a review of energy disclosure reports. Since January 2020, Minneapolis has required homeowners to disclose the results of a recent energy audit before selling a property. Since then, the city has collected publicly accessible data on more than 16,000 residential properties. Gas utility CenterPoint Energy and the Center for Energy and Environment, a nonprofit that manages the city’s residential benchmarking program, recently studied the data and identified a lack of insulation as a recommendation to address in 65{12dec99aef6f119e349308ab81c83b123ba77cd3d9c980ff09eaac1f958a2724} of the reports. About 40{12dec99aef6f119e349308ab81c83b123ba77cd3d9c980ff09eaac1f958a2724} flagged inefficient heating appliances. The results didn’t come as a surprise to…
