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Australian Gas Infrastructure Group's green hydrogen gas blend reaches Gladstone customers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/renewable-gas-blend-flows-to-gladstone-customers/105482274

This article contains an astonishing amount of bullshit from the fossil fuel lobby.

Cathryn McArthur is the main offender, with breathtaking lies such as:

- Ms McArthur said customers had been using the product at no additional cost. The total cost of the project was $6.48 million, which included a $2.73 million contribution from the Queensland government.
This means taxpayers have already footed the bill for part of it, and customers will be charged by the gas company for the rest of the cost.

- "This [Gladstone] project is a real-world demonstration of the potential of renewable gas. It's here, it's real, it's viable and it works."
It's not viable without government hand-outs. And she should know the laws of physics would disagree with pumping hydrogen through through existing pipes into homes.

- "It is a 10 per cent blend but you've got to start somewhere, and hopefully one day we will see that at 100 per cent."
No. Just no. The gas company might be trying to put 10% hydrogen into the pipe at the factory, but due to leakages, not all that hydrogen makes it to the other end of the pipe. And there is no way in hell people will be cooking with 100% hydrogen in domestic kitchens. Again, that's not how physics works.

- Ms McArthur said the company had planned and costed for minor modifications to its existing network which would allow them to distribute 100 per cent green hydrogen.
Cathryn McArthur is wrong again. For this to work, the gas company will need to replace their entire distribution infrastructure -- every pipe, pipe-fitting, valve, sensor, and gas-meter. Then you replace your home appliances for cooking, heating, and hot water.

It's greenwashing by the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to prolong the use of fossil gas in Australia. They're not serious about tackling climate change. They're using Green Hydrogen and "carbon neutral" as a smokescreen to keep pushing their pollution until 2050.

This announcement at the Hydrogen Park Gladstone facility was timed to deflect attention from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) saying gas companies are making false claims and greenwashing.

#AusPol #Greenwashing #AustralianGasInfrastructureGroup #AGIG #FossilGas #FossilFuel #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateDisaster #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #AustralianCompetitionAndConsumerCommission #ACCC

An impending gas shortfall in eastern Australia? This is just gas market Groundhog Day | Tristan Edis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/02/an-impending-gas-shortfall-in-eastern-australia-this-is-just-gas-market-groundhog-day #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission(ACCC) #Australianews #Energy #Gas

Popular sunscreens accused of ‘greenwashing’ by ACCC over ‘reef friendly’ claims https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/01/hawaiian-tropic-banana-boat-sunscreen-accused-of-greenwashing-by-accc-reef-friendly #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission(ACCC) #Consumeraffairs #Australianews #Environment #Oceans

Australian consumer watchdog takes gas company to court alleging it misled consumers over renewables claim https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/26/australian-consumer-watchdog-takes-gas-company-to-court-alleging-it-misled-consumers-over-renewables-claim-ntwnfb #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission(ACCC) #Australianews #Fossilfuels #Environment #Energy #Gas

Is it really possible to fly ‘carbon neutral’ with Qantas? A greenwashing complaint to the ACCC hopes to find out https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/16/qantas-greenwashing-complaint-accc-carbon-neutral-tickets #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission(ACCC) #Airlineindustry #Australianews #Environment #Business #Business #Qantas

Australian regulator claims 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams - Australia’s competition watchdog cited preliminary research that found m... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-regulator-claims-58-percent-crypto-ads-facebook-scams #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #andrewforrestlawsuit #celebrityimagesscams #regulatoryaction #investmentscams #onlinescams. #cryptoscams #facebook #meta

Farmer, industry groups question how Australian beef can be cheaper in Japan than at Coles and Woolworths
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/australian-beef-cheaper-tokyo-supermarket-than-coles-woolworths/103897144

Our supermarkets have been caught price gouging again. It's impossible to export top-grade locally-produced food all the way to Japan and for it to end-up far cheaper. The government needs to step-in to stop this price gouging.

The government also needs to give back power to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. After years of undermining by the successive RWNJ governments and nepotistic placements of their own pro-big-business colleagues high-up in the ACCC, the ACCC has been rendered toothless. We need the ACCC to be an independent umpire again.

#AusPol #Coles #Woolies #Duopoly #PriceGouging #Inflation #AustralianCompetitionAndConsumerCommission #ACCC

Blockchain Australia CEO calls for unified efforts to stamp out crypto scams - Simon Callaghan said that efforts need to start on social media a... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-australia-ceo-unified-efforts-combat-crypto-scams #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #nationalanti-scamcenter #blockchainaustralia #simoncallaghan

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions - During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-banks-claim-40-percent-scams-touch-crypto #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #australianblockchainweek #australiantreasury #michaelbacina #sophiegilder #nigeldobson #bankblock #benrose

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions - During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-banks-claim-40-percent-scams-touch-crypto #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #australianblockchainweek #australiantreasury #michaelbacina #sophiegilder #nigeldobson #bankblock #benrose

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions - During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-banks-claim-40-percent-scams-touch-crypto #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #australianblockchainweek #australiantreasury #michaelbacina #sophiegilder #nigeldobson #bankblock #benrose

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions - During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-banks-claim-40-percent-scams-touch-crypto #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #australianblockchainweek #australiantreasury #michaelbacina #sophiegilder #nigeldobson #bankblock #benrose

Australian crypto scams increased by over 162% with nearly $150M lost - While the total figures are “alarming,” crypto scams accounted fo... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-crypto-scams-increased-by-over-162-with-nearly-150m-lost #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #imposterbondoffers #banktransferscam #investmentscam #lawenforcement #pigbutchering #catrionalowe #cryptoscam #scamwatch #ipo

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams - The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocur... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-bolsters-crypto-watchdogs-in-multi-stage-plan-to-fight-scams #australiansecurities&investmentscommission #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #consumerprotection #australiantreasury #stephenjones #ftxaustralia #jimchalmers

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams - The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocur... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-bolsters-crypto-watchdogs-in-multi-stage-plan-to-fight-scams #australiansecurities&investmentscommission #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #consumerprotection #australiantreasury #stephenjones #ftxaustralia #jimchalmers

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams - The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocur... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-bolsters-crypto-watchdogs-in-multi-stage-plan-to-fight-scams #australiansecurities&investmentscommission #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #consumerprotection #australiantreasury #stephenjones #ftxaustralia #jimchalmers

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams - The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocur... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-bolsters-crypto-watchdogs-in-multi-stage-plan-to-fight-scams #australiansecurities&investmentscommission #australiancompetitionandconsumercommission #consumerprotection #australiantreasury #stephenjones #ftxaustralia #jimchalmers

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams

https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-bolsters-crypto-watchdogs-in-multi-stage-plan-to-fight-scams

#AustralianSecurities&InvestmentsCommission #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission #ConsumerProtection #AustralianTreasury #StephenJones #FTXAustralia #JimChalmers

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams

https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-bolsters-crypto-watchdogs-in-multi-stage-plan-to-fight-scams

#AustralianSecurities&InvestmentsCommission #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission #ConsumerProtection #AustralianTreasury #StephenJones #FTXAustralia #JimChalmers