The joys of the Climate Change/Green Energy scam
Of course, the people promoting this garbage will never be called to task for these unnecessary deaths.
From the
UK Telegraph:
Hypothermia deaths double over five years
Figures revealed that 1,876 patients were treated in hospital for the condition in 2010/11, an increase from 950 in 2006/07.
The number who died within 30 days of being admitted rose from 135 to 260.
Three quarters of those admitted to hospital with hypothermia were over-60s, with cases rising among that age group more than any other � from 633 to 1,396.
The statistics, released by the NHS Information Centre, cover a period in which soaring energy bills have been pushing more and more pensioners into fuel poverty � meaning they are forced to choose between heating and eating.
A bit more:
A survey by Age UK last month found half of pensioners had turned their heating down to save money even when they were not warm enough, with many so cold that they go to bed before they are tired or stay in one room, to keep bills down.
This is just disgusting. The stupid 'green energy' projects get huge government subsidies all the while people are freezing in their homes. The older people paid a lifetime of taxes to support the system and this system pisses their money away on useless 'solutions' to a non-existent problem...
Posted by DaveH at March 17, 2013 8:45 PM