Near Toulouse, environmental activists turn off the illuminated signs of several businesses
During the night of Thursday to Friday, activists from Europe Ecologie Les Verts extinguished several illuminated commercial signs in the south-east of Toulouse. They wanted to draw attention “to the need for real energy sobriety”.
On the night of Thursday to Friday, activists from Europe Ecologie Les Verts carried out an “extinguishing action for energy sobriety”. They extinguished several neon signs of shops in the south-east of Toulouse. “The government knows how to take radical measures, to resolve the power cuts promised this winter, it asks businesses to turn off their signs … from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., i.e. to respect regulations passed in 2012”, write -they.
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With their action, the environmental activists wanted to draw attention “to the need for real sobriety, a necessary condition for being able to both reduce our carbon footprint through a real plan for the production of renewable energy, while ultimately reducing the disproportionate risks posed by the choice of all nuclear brought up to date, without any debate”.
“They don’t follow the rules”
According to them, too many businesses still leave their signs on for several hours after closing. “There are still too many who do not respect the rules but also those who respect the “regulations” but who could switch off much earlier given their closing times. This waste is no longer relevant. !”
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The extinction was done openly, “in a good mood”, by activating “without degrading them” the security terminals supposed for this purpose. Various streets in towns in the south-east of Toulouse were affected. A letter intended for traders was affixed to their door with the contact details of the activists, “hoping to be able to enlighten and convince them”.