Link: https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-war-without-weapons-anti-renewables-groups-whip-up-fresh-transmission-tension-ahead-of-state-vote/

The protest, organised by Across Victoria Alliance, brought around 300 CFA volunteers, farmers, One Nation and National party supporters, and a variety of renewable energy opponents into Melbourne on the sunny Friday morning.

Speakers, mainly men standing inside a large delivery truck, used Trumpian language to play up city-country divisions and went hard on militaristic calls for a war on transmission lines, renewable energy and data centres.

I'm disappointed that so many farmers and CFA (Country Fire Authority volunteers) who are going the be the most affected by climate change fronting this anti-renewables rally.

I'd be interested who organizes, agitates, and finances such insanity.

I don't have proof, but I think the 2018 Gilet Jaunes in France, which protested against a fuel tax, were an influence campaign. They were mentioned in the Epstein-Bannon emails.

Similar the "Farmers protests" in Germany 2023 which blocked motorways because fuel subsidies were planned to be shortened - they targeted the social democrat - Greens - liberal "Ampel" government.

My guess would be Heritage Foundation. Since they have working many parts of the world, including AU.

There is a web site which analyzes and tracks such efforts, desmog.org.

What the actual fuck is this idiocy? 🫩

Nah! The Gilet Jaune came from a righteous place, it could have been co-opted but at the first they were protesting the end of the accessible Diesel program. The France gov a couple of year prior started a program asking people to buy diesel car (because they’re more efficient and produce less atmospheric gaz, etc.) at a discount. Fast forward to 2018 and the gov said « woopsie we don’t care anymore », now a bunch of low and middle middle class see their wallet being press for Big Gaz Companies’s profit and they got angry, knowing the French they took the streets and burn their city.

Our way of life is being destroyed. We like it that way and we will fight you if you try to fix it!

I guess Water World was a documentary.

One Nation Voters?

opposing renewable energy = threatening to take your money in exchange for fossil fuels

fossil fuels promoters do not simply promote, they bully and threaten with violence your choice to buy elsewhere

This is why we can't have nice things.