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RNZ's Midday Rural News spoke to Mike Casey about the Great Electric Cherry Migration, which arrived in Wellington the day after the Government announced an LNG import terminal that's set to cost "north of $1 billion". Casey says it's the wrong answer to the dry year problem and that this transition is not just about moving from fossil fuels to electricity, it's about moving from being reliant on energy imports to gaining energy sovereignty and generating as much of the energy we need ourselves, as he does on his orchard.
New South Wales gets the memo about the importance of finance and announces scheme offering zero interest loans to households to upgrade to electric stuff; plug-in solar gets the tick of approval to go on sale in the UK soon and the New York Times says it could 'change America'; EVolocity takes electrification to the streets to gets the kids inspired (and eventually employed); a tour of the amazing recycling business Redwood Materials; Think Solar and BYD give it away now; and a skit that cuts close to the bone for many solar dads.
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