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Thurston asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Follow Up Q: Why hasnt the media reported on this other "green energy" FAILURE?

Five years ago, New Labour heralded them as the modern, clean and green way to heat your house. As a result, today there are already eight million ‘condensing boilers’ in homes across Britain. In fact, since 2005 it is illegal to fit any other kind.

At the time, John Prescott claimed they would massively reduce your carbon footprint and slash your fuel bills. As a result, every year some 1.2 million old-style ‘dirty’ boilers are scrapped in Britain and replaced by this wondrous new variety.

However, the recent cold snap has revealed a major problem with them. Tens of thousands of people found themselves shivering as their shiny new boilers cut out without warning.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-134...

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    1 decade ago
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    The Daily Mail reported it. Are they not the media?

    The situation is unfortunate. My bet is a bunch of your politicians were greased by the people who make those boilers.

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