Letter: Turn off AC, ride bus to alleviate climate change
A letter to the editor suggests turning off air conditioners across Hawaii to combat climate change and global warming. The proposal covers usage in homes, schools, offices, and vehicles. The suggestion follows a recent editorial regarding EPA air emission policing.
Let’s start to fight climate change by turning off all air conditioners in Hawaii (“EPA must police air emissions,” Star-Advertiser, Our View, Sept. 20). Everybody should be encouraged to use their air conditioners less to combat global warming. This means in cars, homes, schools, offices and apartments.
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