Working hours might change

[NewsWhore]

As part of the government's efforts to reduce fuel consumption, planners are proposing some interesting suggestions for saving energy and fuel. Melanio Paredes, the recently appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce said that he would be meeting with President Fernandez to discuss the short, medium and long-term targets for the program. As one option, Paredes said that it might be possible to prevent "rush hour" traffic congestion by varying office hours. This change in working hours could affect schools, government offices and private companies in Santo Domingo and Santiago. Salvador Rivas, the director of the Non-Conventional Energy Department under Paredes, told reporters that his teams were looking for clusters of schools that could vary their schedules by perhaps half an hour to avoid "everybody leaving home at the same time." He also suggested that the supermarkets stay open a bit later so as to avoid the after-work rush to shop. Medium and long-term measures were more far-reaching, such as the switch to natural gas for public transportation and the promotion of non-fossil fuels and electricity based on alternatives to petroleum.

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