Adam Vaughn gets tough on nightclubs - "[His] proposal would require nightclub owners to apply and pay for the a permit to use public sidewalks for lengthy line-ups." [BlogTO]

Prius too small as T.O. limo - "Green Limousine Inc., can currently operate [its] "green" limo service in Ajax and Pickering, but not in Toronto, where a bylaw that stipulates vehicle size, trunk space and passenger legroom restricts the use of the most popular and energy-efficient hybrid cars." [Toronto Star]

Let it all hang out

"This Thursday is [US] National Hanging Out Day, a project which aims to promote energy conservation by encouraging you to hang the laundry out to dry. By simply switching to solar and wind power, using a highly unique infrastructural improvement called a 'clothesline,' it is estimated the U.S. could trim 3-4% of it's energy usage overnight." [The Examining Room of Dr. Charles via ScienceBlogs]

To Fight Global Warming, Some hang a Clothesline - "That simple decision to hang a clothesline, however, catapults me into the laundry underground. Clotheslines are banned or restricted by many of the roughly 300,000 homeowners’ associations that set rules for some 60 million people. When I called to ask, our Rolling Hills Community Association told me that my laundry had to be completely hidden in an enclosure approved by its board of directors...

Looking for fellow clothesline fans, I came across the Web site of Alexander Lee, a lawyer and 32-year-old clothesline activist in Concord, N.H. [who] sponsors an annual National Hanging Out Day on April 19. He plans to string a clothesline at the State House in Concord, N.H., this Saturday as part of a Step It Up 2007 rally on climate change, where he will hang T-shirts and sheets with the slogan “Hang Your Pants. Stop the Plants.” " [New York Times]