Since Friday and until the last Sunday of the school holidays, the rink has taken up residence on the Place du Capitole in Toulouse. But this year, the high temperatures of February placed it at the heart of the political debate.
The Citizen Archipelago list led by the ecologist Antoine Maurice "strongly denounces the cosmetic and salon ecology of Mr. Moudenc".
The skating rink at Place du Capitole when it's 15º during the day wasn't enough for you @jlmoudenc?
It should also be lit as in broad daylight when it is 11pm and it is closed?
It is not enough to proclaim yourself an environmentalist to be one, every day proves it. pic.twitter.com/I7e4JT3tY5
“You could think of a bad joke from the outgoing mayor when he saw the establishment of a skating rink on Place du Capitole while listening to him talk the talk of ecology. The idea of setting up a family leisure place du Capitole during the February holidays is a good idea. That of installing a necessarily energy-consuming skating rink testifies and confirms the deep distortion between the speeches and the acts of Mr. Moudenc ”, pleads the municipal councilor EELV.
Already arrested in 2008
It is not the first time that this equipment has been in the spotlight for environmental reasons. Installed for the first time in 2008 during the last year of Jean-Luc Moudenc's first mandate, it had not been renewed by the new socialist mayor, Pierre Cohen (2008-2014).
Back at the Capitol, Jean-Luc Moudenc had validated his return to the square in 2015. Last year, she paid the price for the “yellow vests” demonstrations.
For the town hall, “the primary objective of this installation is to allow both Toulouse residents who do not have the chance to leave during the winter holidays to have fun in Toulouse and to introduce as many people as possible to the joy of winter sports ”. Two years ago, nearly 11,300 had put on their skates.
And the municipality also specifies that the manager of this installation, ICR Expo, which installed photovoltaic panels on its business to compensate for CO2 emissions, “uses food Glycol as coolant. A product that is both more respectful of the environment and without harmful consequences, in the event of a leak. ”
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