{"id":270806,"date":"2023-08-01T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270806"},"modified":"2023-08-01T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:35:15","slug":"net-zero-dream-transmission-lines-could-pose-environmental-and-bushfire-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270806","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Net zero dream\u2019: Transmission lines could pose environmental and bushfire risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"426\" data-attachment-id=\"270808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270808\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-01-142833.png?fit=958%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"958,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-01-142833.png?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Screenshot-2023-08-01-142833.png?resize=768%2C453&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 James Morrow says running live transmission lines through Kosciuszko National Park in order to service the \u201crenewable green net zero dream\u201d is an environmental and bushfire risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video 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