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Eiffel Tower's glittering lights
to be cut for the sake of environment
London:
The Eiffel tower is set to lose its sparkle as
the administration has decided to cut its glittering
light in a new green initiative. Sete, the company
sub-contracted by Paris to run the tower, has decided
to cut the time bulbs are run by half, with 400 to
200 hours per year. Since January 1, 2000, every hour
after dusk, the 20,000 bulbs twinkle brilliantly for
ten minutes and is, indeed, a hit among tourists.
"It's above all a symbolic decision, as the cost savings
are not enormous", the Telegraph quoted tourism deputy
of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as saying. "But in
terms of image, it shows that we are putting sustainable
development into practice", Jean-Bertrand Bros told
Journal du Dimanche. The move comes in an effort to
make the Eiffel tower and other monuments more environmentally
friendly. Tickets and documents in the tower are made
of recycled paper, and management claims that all
the electricity used comes from renewable sources.
It is also currently studying a plan to put solar
panels on the roof of its restaurants.
-Sept 1, 2008
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