Bono and U2 have been saving their pennies, or whatever those things are called in Ireland, to build a 32-story apartment building in Dublin. It’ll be called the U2 Tower, probably because the higher you get, the more impressive it is.

However, some Dublin residents who aren’t famous don’t like the cacophonous Celts’ plans. Here’s Ian Lumley, national heritage officer for something called An Taisce:

Mr Lumley claimed there was no proper environmental impact survey carried out for the proposed project. Nor, he said, had U2 or the planners taken into consideration one of the band’s global concerns: the effect of climate change.

“From the limited information we have seen about the proposed tower, there is no consideration being taken into the impact of rising sea levels,” he said. “This tower is at the mouth of Dublin Bay and yet no provision has been made as to the effect of rising sea levels on an entire area earmarked for more residential living as well as businesses. For all these reasons there has to be an independent public inquiry before this project is allowed to go ahead.”

If they’re worried about flooding, that’s easy. Bono can just go down to the shore and part the waters.

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