Don’t blame green targets for Grenfell – insulation saves lives | Alice Bell
by Alice Bell from Environment | The Guardian on (#2T590)
Rightwing papers have implicated energy-efficiency measures in the tragedy. But cold homes are dangerous and disproportionately affect poorer people's health
As the London Fire Brigade's dogs and drones searched the ruins of Grenfell Tower in west London, Friday's Daily Mail chose to lead its coverage with the question: "Were green targets to blame?" Reading out headlines on Radio 4's Today Programme this morning, you could hear the scorn in John Humphrys's voice as he quoted "green energy ticks" in the Sun. So was this disaster, as rightwing newspapers have been quick to suggest, the fault of what former prime minister David Cameron was once said to have termed "green crap" - some unnecessarily expensive, lefty lifestyle fad?
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