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"A conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made
submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government
authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles that the
supposed publisher says don’t exist, a
Guardian Australia investigation has
found.
Two US-based academics and experts said Rainforest Reserves Australia’s (RRA)
claims in submissions about their work were “100% misleading” and “absurd”.
In comments sent via RRA, the organisation’s submission writer has admitted
using AI to help write more than 100 submissions to councils and state and
federal governments since August 2024, and to also using AI to answer questions
from the
Guardian.
RRA came to prominence opposing a small number of windfarm projects in north
Queensland, but has become more vocal against renewable energy generally and is
a popular voice among conservatives and rightwing media.
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, last month celebrated RRA analysis on
the extent of renewable energy installations around Australia. An open letter
criticising the Australian government’s focus on renewable energy coordinated
by RRA, which is based in far north Queensland, has been signed by several
notable Australians, including the energy entrepreneur Trevor St Baker, Dick
Smith, the Indigenous advocate Warren Mundine and several nuclear energy
advocates.
The
Guardian is not suggesting the analysis or open letter were developed
using AI."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
