{"id":891,"date":"2014-03-24T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T02:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/press-release\/bridges-admits-his-all-of-the-above-energy-approach-is-just-good-rhetoric\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T03:36:09","slug":"bridges-admits-his-all-of-the-above-energy-approach-is-just-good-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/bridges-admits-his-all-of-the-above-energy-approach-is-just-good-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridges admits his \u2018all of the above\u2019 energy approach is just \u201cgood rhetoric\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tOn Thursday, our Minister for Energy, Simon Bridges, attended the National Energy Research Institute (NERI) organised Energy Conference in Wellington, in order to launch his Smart Grid Forum initiative. It would be great if this signalled a change of heart, a shift away from the aggressive fossil fuel policy that has recently seen him travel the globe attempting to seduce mining and drilling companies to come here.
\nUnfortunately we were treated to the usual serving of hot air, about a \u201cmixed and balanced approach\u201d<\/a> (ie pursuing fossil fuels whilst talking about renewables in order to look good). But the remarkable thing was, Bridges admitted that his words were hollow, acknowledging in the q & a session that \u201call of the above\u201d was “good rhetoric, and that’s why I use it.”\n<\/p>\n
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S. Bridges at NERI – ‘Obama’s “all of the above” is rhetoric, but its good rhetoric and thats why I use it’\u2014 Jimmy Green (@stuffdoer) March 19, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n