{"id":269970,"date":"2023-07-28T17:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269970"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:10:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:10:10","slug":"when-will-politicians-listen-another-green-energy-project-bites-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269970","title":{"rendered":"\u2018When will politicians listen?\u2019: Another green energy project \u2018bites the dust\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"420\" data-attachment-id=\"269974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269974\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922.png?fit=969%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"969,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922.png?fit=723%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922.png?resize=723%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922.png?w=969&amp;ssl=1 969w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-170922.png?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SkyNewsAustralia\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/Q-ry-JNiIiQtu7V8C3PdBFyOI-i4_bR_v8jpnkvKSAlgrLaZa40Zu1TQyfGVCGm9-49JxlOjng=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Sky News Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sky News host Andrew Bolt says it appears another green energy project has \u201cbitten the dust\u201d after it was revealed Broome\u2019s Derby tidal power project has been impacted by lengthy delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis now joins 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