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Unpicking Dick Smith’s strident views on renewables

Unpicking Dick Smith’s strident views on renewables

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When climate and energy policy is in the news, it’s not always easy to decipher what’s accurate and what’s not. There can be straw man arguments, false equivalencies and misleading claims. An interview with Dick Smith broadcast around Australia on a long-running ABC radio program earlier this month caused environment and climate correspondent Graham Readfearn to raise an eyebrow. He examines the millionaire businessman’s claims about renewable energy – and why his comments matter

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Unpicking Dick Smith’s strident views on renewables

Unpicking Dick Smith’s strident views on renewables

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