Muir stands up for clean energy 団体／死体
Ricky Muir has 突然に thrown his support behind the Australian Renewable Energy 機関 (ARENA).
The Australian モーターing 熱中している人 Party 上院議員 will try to 修正する the 炭素 税金 廃止する 法律制定 that is before the 上院 to stop $435 million 存在 削除するd from its 基金ing.
The crossbench 上院議員 has 現れるd as a 熱烈な 支持者 of clean energy and ARENA's work, fuelling 憶測 that he may 妨害する the 連邦の 政府 企て，努力，提案 to 廃止する the 機関.
"Renewable energy is the way of the 未来 and it's something that very much 利益／興味s me," 上院議員 Muir told AAP on Tuesday.
The 政府 発表するd in the May 予算 its 意向 to save $1.3 billion over five years by axing ARENA, which was created to 基金 renewable 事業／計画（する）s and 運動 関連した 研究 and 投資.
To save the 機関 from the chopping 封鎖する, 上院議員 Muir will 要求する the support of the three Palmer 部隊d Party 上院議員s.
Together the 圏 is 配達するing the 政府 the 決定的な 投票（する）s it needs to 廃止する the 炭素 税金, but it is 不明瞭な whether PUP supports 上院議員 Muir's surprise 企て，努力，提案 to 保存する ARENA's 基金ing.
A 広報担当者 for Mr Muir said it was too premature to say whether the 改正 would get the numbers needed to pass.
It is 推定する／予想するd to be 審議d this week, as a 投票（する） to 廃止する the 炭素 税金 draws nearer.
The Australian Greens, who moved an 改正 事実上 同一の to 上院議員 Muir's, were 元気づけるd by the prospect of the cross （法廷の）裁判 fighting to save ARENA.
"The Greens welcome Ricky Muir's support for the renewable energy 機関 and we hope that he will bring his Palmer 部隊d Party 同僚s along with him," leader Christine Milne said in a 声明.
A 上院 委員会 is considering separate 法律制定 to junk the 機関, which won't return for 審議 until 早期に September.
The 契約s of the remaining ARENA board members 満了する／死ぬ next week.
The Greens have 勧めるd the 政府 to reappoint the board so ARENA can continue its work until the 法律制定 has been fully considered.
