Kansas City Climate Change Activists Demand Landlords Provide Freebie A/C

With another Summer heatwave on the way . . . Here's a peek at "advocacy" that doesn't pretend to understand economics, profit margins or basic laws of supply & demand. 

On the other hand . . . 

We don't blame them for trying to score another freebie in much the same way that WE UNDERSTAND when hobos ride the free bus all day to keep cool. 

Check-it . . .

Kansas City doesn’t have laws that explicitly require landlords to provide cooling or air conditioning to tenants in extreme heat, nor does it have a formal response plan in place when emergencies like this occur.

Ruthy Gourevitch is the housing policy manager at the Climate and Community Project, a progressive think tank focused on climate policy. She said few municipalities have laws on the books to protect renters from extreme heat.

“It's becoming increasingly urgent for cities and states and (the) federal government to be tackling these issues, because climate change is making our summers even hotter,” Gourevitch said. “This is putting people at risk of heat stroke, fainting, cognitive issues — right in their own homes.”

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