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No more Mr Nice Gaia: minister riles the Godfather of Green

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Shanta Barley | 11:40 UK time, Tuesday, 31 March 2009

, has incurred the wrath of Professor James Lovelock, originator of the and elder statesman of the green movement.

What did he do? He suggested that

In a , Lovelock says that Miliband's comments mean 'those who care for freedom should beware' because wind farms don't work and should be opposed.

'Global warming is real and deadly and we have to do our best to counter it but we must not be led astray by the special pleading of an industry made rich by over-generous subsidies paid for by your taxes and one that is bound to fail to deliver.'

Climate Change: Bloom similarly found that green electricity tariffs are not always all they are cracked up to be, so if you're thinking of switching, be selective.

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