July 16, 2013
5:16 pm
PNP Secretary accused García Padilla of lying to President Clinton
Torres Zamora said the Governor lied about its energy policy
By ELNUEVODIA.COM
The secretary general of the New Progressive Party (PNP), Jose "Pichy" Torres Zamora, accused the governor Alejandro García Padilla of lying to U.S. president Bill Clinton on energy policy, and criticized him for wasting the opportunity to discuss with exmandatario the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
"Today (Tuesday) we have seen how, once again, Governor irresponsibly playing with the future of the people of Puerto Rico.Alejandro Garcia Padilla has had before him the president of the nation, and lied on the issue of renewable energy, "said Torres Zamora in a statement.
During his message on Renewable Energy Forum, García Padilla said that during the first months of his administration adopted the "widest environmental and energy policy," and said that during the past two weeks have issued permits for the construction of generating systems 100 megawatts of solar energy.
However, the PNP general secretary argued that, since joining Fortress, García Padilla supposedly "froze" around 62 projects of renewable energy production that left NPP signed former governor Luis Fortuño.
"Hypocritically speak of renewable energy when the first thing he did when he entered the island was mismanage freeze countless projects PNP administration had made ready. Participants, in their homes, they have to ask how it intends to fulfill its promise of down to 40% dependence on oil if it fails to start the project, "he said.
García Padilla said that the goal of his administration is to reduce dependence on oil for energy from 69% to 40% within five years.
Furthermore, Torres Zamora criticized the political status issue of Puerto Rico was not part of the agenda during Clinton's brief visit.
"We have a majority voting people who said he wants to define its political status, and Garcia Padilla continues to ignore that claim," said Torres Zamora.
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