英国小镇拟定用火葬场供暖.doc

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英国小镇拟定用火葬场供暖

[导读]英国小镇拟定用火葬场供暖
我从中国日报网获悉：英国小镇拟定用火葬场供暖，具体详情如下：
英国小镇拟定用火葬场供暖 Crematorium could help heat council swimming pool
英国伍斯特郡的一个小镇议会最近提出了一条省钱又环保的建议：用当地的火葬场为周边的休闲中心和游泳馆供暖。该议会指出，，还能节约能源，为减缓全球变暖做出贡献。对此，部分当地人表示无法接受，称人们在游泳池游泳时想到那里的取暖设备是靠自己逝去亲人的尸体在运转，心里会觉得不舒服。目前，这条建议还在讨论中，不过殡葬联合会的有关人士也表示，从环境角度来看，这不失为一条好建议。
A council in Britain is proposing to save money – and combat global warming – by heating a leisure centre and swimming pool using heat generated by the crematorium next door.
Redditch council in Worcestershire says it can save 14,500 a year by warming its new Abbey Stadium sports centre with heat from the crematorium's incinerators that would otherwise be lost.
The council, which says it is the first project of its kind in the UK, is holding briefings later this week with faith groups, funeral directors and members of the public to discuss the scheme.
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But some local people are concerned. Simon Thomas, of Thomas Brothers funeral directors, said: "I don't know how comfortable people would feel about the swimming pool being heated due to the death of a loved one, I think it's a bit strange and eerie."
Council leader Carole Gandy defended the plans, saying it would save money and energy. "I'd