Oct. 28, 2011 - British Energy Minister Chris Huhne lashed out at critics of government subsidies for alternative energy this week, calling them "naysayers" and "curmudgeons."
"I want to take aim at the faultfinders and curmudgeons who hold forth on the impossibility of renewables -- the unholy alliance of climate skeptics and armchair engineers who are selling Britain's ingenuity short," Huhne said at a renewable energy conference Wednesday in Manchester, England.
The Liberal Democrat Cabinet member unleashed a harsh volley of criticism on those who contend the government can't afford to back investments in wind, solar and wave power during a time of financial hardship and rising energy costs.
"We will not heed the naysayers or the green economy deniers," he told attendees at the Renewables UK conference. "With over ($320 billion) worth of energy infrastructure needed by the end of the decade, this is our golden chance to deliver a greener future." read more>>>
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