Letter

Cong Nghe | school boys |

Court rulings may have barred the city from setting its own mileage standards for new taxis, but what a shame if that relegates fuel economy to the shadows. Are antimicrobial floor mats and airplane-style reading lights really more consequential?

Creating a New Taxi

Published: April 8, 2012

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To the Editor:

In " Painstakingly Reimagining City's Cabs, Down to the Floor Mats " (news article, April 2), the factors weighed in designing New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow were described at length. Sadly, there was no mention of fuel efficiency.

With gas prices averaging $4 a gallon, presidential talk of invading our strategic petroleum reserves and the specter of yet another Mideast war, we need a vision worthy of this new century, not the 1950s.

PHILIP WARBURG
Newton, Mass., April 2, 2012

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City responds to Earth Hour

thu thuat may tinh | school boys |

Some of the city's iconic structures such as Phu My Bridge, Thu Thiem Bridge, HCMC Opera House, HCMC People's Committee and local museums will be in darkness from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday in response to Earth Hour 2012.

By Van Nam in HCMC

Phu My Bridge will be in darkness for one hour on Saturday evening in response to Earth Hour 2012 - Photo: Hai La

Some of the city's iconic structures such as Phu My Bridge, Thu Thiem Bridge, HCMC Opera House, HCMC People's Committee and local museums will be in darkness from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday in response to Earth Hour 2012.

Apart from key works, the city's government also calls on other units such as markets, supermarkets, trade centers, parks and other buildings to switch off the power for signboards and decorations for one hour.

Nguyen Van Ly, deputy general director of HCMC Electricity Corporation, said last year's Earth Hour helped the city save 80,000 kWh of power. He added that the program is not only to cut down power usage but also to raise public awareness on power saving to help the environment and cope with climate change.

Last year, the program helped the country save 400,000 kWh.

Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, encouraging households and businesses to turn off non-essential lights for one hour.

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