{"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 the fools who voted for Andrews and bought his lies \u2026 sadly it\u2019s all coming back to bite them on the backside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRTUziC0W6I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBut 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