energy giant blocking renewables

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Origin Energy is actively blocking renewable energy, a report has found.

Co-produced by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and 100% Renewable, a community campaign for clean energy, the report – titled Strangling Renewables: Origin Energy’s campaign against renewable energy – accuses the energy giant of strangling renewables as part of a strategy to prolong the dominance of gas and fossil fuels.

“As this report shows, Origin is strangling renewable energy in a number of ways, including running a smear campaign against the renewable energy target, which sets Australia’s goal for the amount of our energy produced by renewables, and using misleading public statements to manipulate the general public and politicians alike,” said Lindsay Soutar, the national director of 100% Renewable.

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http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/10/23/renewable-energy/energy-giant-actively-blocking-renewables