WWF is appealing to Solid Energy to reveal statistics it assert to grasp examining the entire predictable greenhouse gas release unconstrained if its suggestion to bring round the unclean coal lignite into liquid fuel moves to the front. The state possesses enterprise of late turned down WWF's appeal in the Official Information Act for the statistics, asserting that they are 'trade secrets'.

The beckon from WWF trails a account published today through the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) suggesting request to make use of lignite coal coffers in the South Island are plummet. Solid Energy has in addition turned down the PCE's appeal for predictable carbon release and their expenditure.

Solid Energy has been building determined assertion regarding the near to the ground environmental influence of its planned lignite to diesel plant however is declining to turn out in the public domain its statistics.

This is evidently intolerable. A state owned company, Solid Energy has an accountability, not merely to support its assertion with firm facts, however in addition to approach dirt free with the public on how much contamination might be set off by its plans.