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Federal Anti Environment Minister Greg Hunt is angry with solar power advocates

Greg Hunt explodes over solar industry’s anti-LNP marginal seat campaign Independent Australia Sophie Vorrath 26 August 2014, Environment Minister Greg Hunt is furious about the Australian Solar Council launching a marginal seat campaign against the Government over its attacks on the renewables industry, writes Sophie Vorrath (via Renew Economy).

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has launched an extraordinary attack on the head of the Australian Solar Council (ASC), John Grimes, after comments the ASC chief made on ABC radio, criticising the Coalition’s“broken promises” on support for renewable energy.

Hunt described Grimes as a “total failure of an industry leader” on Brisbane ABC 612 Mornings program last Thursday, and said he should be “utterly ashamed” of comments he made suggesting the environment minister had been “sidelined” in a government that was firmly anti-renewables.

The comments by Hunt come just a few weeks after he accused the left of “being against electricity”, and comes as polling shows that Government is under severe pressure over its renewables policy and the outcome of its controversial RET Review panel.

Grimes, speaking ahead of last Thursday’s launch of the “Save Solar” campaign – a campaign that will target marginal federal seats across Australia – accused Prime Minister Tony Abbott of personally leading a push to curtail renewables growth in Australia…….http://www.independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/greg-hunt-explodes-about-solar-councils-anti-coalition-marginal-seat-campaign,6815

August 31, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News