Environmentalists have accused the South Korean-owned company of under-playing damage caused by the Queensland wind farm.
South Korean-owned Ark Energy has been accused of “greenwashing” over its plans for a controversial $1 billion wind farm adjacent to World Heritage-listed rainforests in North Queensland.
The Palaszczuk government earlier this month announced a review of the regulatory framework for wind farms in Queensland to build greater community confidence in clean energy projects. “The manipulation of the green credentials of any development or product in order to gain community/consumer support, is in direct conflict to the expectations the public has, regarding truth and integrity in the information they are provided.”
Another submission from North Queensland resident Matt Lachlan also accused Ark Energy of “knowingly and deliberately providing false and misleading information to the public as well as the Federal Environment Department”. “Ark Energy strongly rejects any allegations in the submissions that there has been ‘greenwashing’ with respect to the project or that Ark Energy has made any false or misleading environmental or sustainability statements with respect to the project,” Ark Energy executive director Kathy Danaher said in its submission.
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