Antinuclear

Nuclear advocate Bill Shorten joins Martin Ferguson in rubbishing renewable energy plan

Before the former AWU national secretary Bill Shorten received ALP preselection for federal parliament, he campaigned heavily for nuclear power and the scrapping of the ALP’s no new mines policy. The AWU has been at the forefront of efforts to change Labor’s policy and to lay the groundwork for a nuclear industry in Australia. – C.M.

Shorten joins attack of ‘unrealistic’ renewable target by Greens, The Australian , November 14, 2011 ASSISTANT Treasurer Bill Shorten is the latest Labor MP to attack the Greens over their desire for Australia to move to 100 per cent renewable energy, saying it is not “realistic in the slightest” nor is it Gillard government policy. Mr Shorten’s comments follow Energy Minister Martin Ferguson’s declaring the Greens advocating a move to renewable energy as “living in fantasy land”.

November 15, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics