{"id":290444,"date":"2023-12-08T11:28:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T10:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=290444"},"modified":"2023-12-08T11:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T10:28:30","slug":"heading-for-a-huge-crisis-victorians-bought-the-lies-of-the-andrews-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=290444","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heading for a huge crisis\u2019: Victorians \u2018bought the lies\u2019 of the Andrews government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"411\" data-attachment-id=\"290449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=290449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Screenshot-2023-12-08-112640.png?fit=983%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"983,559\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Screenshot-2023-12-08-112640.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/00Screenshot-2023-12-08-112640.png?resize=768%2C437&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\"><strong><em>\u201cBut this whole myth about renewables are going to save the world \u2013 we are heading for a huge crisis.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\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 contributor Prue MacSween has criticised the \u201cfools\u201d who \u201cbought the lies\u201d of the Andrews government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her comments come after the Victorian government scrapped three concession schemes which helped almost 300,000 Victorians keep their lights on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll the numb nuts who bought the lie of $275 \u2013 I mean give me a break,\u201d Ms MacSween told Sky News host Peta Credlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201cI didn\u2019t understand why they were so excited by it because our energy bills have gone up by about three times, $275 wouldn\u2019t cut much off at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut this whole myth about renewables are going to save the world \u2013 we are heading for a huge crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201cIf we think we\u2019re paying too much now, you just wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs far as 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