Don't listen to Old Man Gas. Ditch LNG. Support New Zealand-made energy!
Old Man Gas was in for a bit of a shock last week. There he was, reminiscing about the good old days, when news about a report from EECA about the dangers of burning gas indoors came through on his state-of-the-art fax machine. 'Over 200 premature deaths isn't that many deaths, is it?' said Old Man Gas. 'Didn't they know they should just crack a window? And can you really put a price on the joy of being in the presence of that beautiful flame?' When he discovered that someone had actually put a price on it and gas cooktops cost the country $3.3 billion due to hospitalisations and lost productivity, he said: 'Well, $3.3 billion isn't that much, is it?'
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Read moreDownloadWelcome back to LNG FM, where your host Old Man Gas tries his best to justify the 'big, beautiful, multi-billion dollar import terminal'.As our campaign suggests, you really shouldn't listen to this guy! Let's ditch LNG and back New Zealand-made energy.
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