Origin boss Grant King has attacked opponents of the $60 billion coal-seam gas industry, accusing them of an "ideologically driven" agenda. Source: Bloomberg
THE head of one of the nation's biggest energy companies has attacked opponents of the $60 billion coal-seam gas industry, accusing them of an "ideologically driven" agenda and making misleading claims about the release of toxic chemicals during extraction.
Origin managing director Grant King said yesterday: "Continual references to the release of toxic chemicals by opponents of CSG production is simply not informed by the facts and is at best misleading, if not a deliberate misrepresentation."
He defended the controversial "fracking" process, in which a mixture of water, sand and chemicals is injected into the coal seam to free up the gas, saying it has been used in Australia since the 1970s and globally since 1948.
The Australian
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