In 2015 a law in NYC was passed encouraging businesses to save energy and money by keeping their exterior doors closed while AC was turned on. Volunteers and officials incorporated social media with the hashtag #BeCoolSaveFuel to spread awareness of the issue.
Anonymous, "Department of Consumer Affairs Encourages Businesses to "Shut the Front Door!" when the Air Conditioning is On", contributed by Mary Hyland, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 2 May 2020, accessed 29 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/department-consumer-affairs-encourages-businesses-shut-front-door-when-air-conditioning
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In 2015 a law in NYC was passed encouraging businesses to save energy and money by keeping their exterior doors closed while AC was turned on. Volunteers and officials incorporated social media with the hashtag #BeCoolSaveFuel to spread awareness of the issue.