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Ed Miliband: beating nimbys on green rollout a matter of ‘national security’

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Ed Miliband vows to take on the nimbys opposed to the government’s rollout of wind turbines, solar farms and pylons across the UK as a matter of “national security” and “economic justice” The energy secretary used his first big public address on Tuesday to argue in favour of speedy consent for new energy infrastructure.

Miliband promised to “take on the blockers, the delayers, the obstructionists”.