Japan launches 'Super Cool Biz' to save energy
Gadsden Times Wednesday 1st June, 2011
Japan's "Super Cool Biz" campaign kicked off Wednesday with a government-sponsored fashion show featuring outfits appropriate for the office yet cool enough to endure the heat.Looming for Japan is a potential power crunch, the result of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.To prevent blackouts, the government is asking companies and government offices to cut electricity usage by 15 percent. It wants companies to set room temperatures at a warm 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit).
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