A group opposed to the wind-to-hydrogen project on the southwest coast has formally appealed government’s decision to release the venture from further environmental assessment.
The Environmental Transparency Committee has formally appealed the decision within the 60-day timeline, saying the World Energy GH2 project is a threat to people’s health, and that a second 150-turbine wind farm was added during the assessment period without proper study and public consultation.
Committee member Marilyn Rowe says there’s nothing “green” about destroying the land, the waters and communities. She says producing ammonia to ship to foreign countries wastes energy and creates more greenhouse gas emissions at every stage.
She says pretending the project is somehow green is the only way the proponent can avail of government subsidies.
Rowe says her committee supports the transition to energy that is truly green, but they will not support a wind-to-hydrogen megaproject which they believe will destroy the environment and endanger lives.