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Anger over biomass decision
Friday 11th September 2009, 6:51AM BST.
Letter: I am so angry that although most of the residents and town council of Bishop’s Castle were against the proposed biomass plant, the inspector has granted permission for it to go ahead even though in his report, and I quote; “The appellant acknowledges that the biomass plant would be likely to result in marginal increases in ground level concentrations of air pollution at the nearest sensitive receptors, and that emissions from the process have the potential to affect the health of local residents and people using the nearby cycle park, allotments and footpaths.”
Obviously the fields next to the proposed site which are grazing and agricultural areas, will also be affected by emissions thus going into the food chain.
The developers claim that it will cut emissions, but they state it will cause emissions, including extra lorries on the road. I’m afraid their argument doesn’t ring true and I feel that the result of the Inquiry is a farce.
To my mind its what the Government want, so play along with the residents, give them their inquiry, but it will go ahead nevertheless.
To keep the Government happy and go along with their ludicrous plans to alleviate “global warming”, the health of the residents of the town, together with the food crops, means very little.
What does it matter that we put extra burden on the NHS in time, the Government has been seen to do their bit for “global warming”, and the developers, who don’t live in the town, will not be affected.
Gill Lawler
Bishop’s Castle
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We didnt stand a chance. The decision was made before all the meetings – palms were greased as is the the norm with anything to do with this corrupt government,; they just went through the motions to satisfy their measly consciences. It is the way of the world now, the man/woman in the street’s opinions count for nothing. Mind you, it isnt constructed yet…………..!
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Global warming isn’t the figment of some politicians’ imagination. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for example, spells out what is happening, and what is very likely to happen to life on our planet in the near future depending on how we collectively respond to the threat. The government’s plans to reduce carbon emmissions are cautious if anything – maybe that’s what ‘ludicrous’ refers to in Gill’s post . The biomass plant at Bishop’s Castle may well lead to increased pollution levels at the local level and I don’t think I’d want it in my back yard. Such plants, together with wind farms etc. have to go somewhere though and this is just the tip of the proverbial (probably melting)iceberg if the next government takes global warming seriously. That’s not to say that the planners, politicians and corporations involved should take no notice of local people and just push such sites through!
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Gill, you seem like such an expert. So what’s the alternative? How do you want to generate 2.5MW of electricity?
At a guess…. you’re not really bothered so long as its nowhere near where you live?!? How about a nice clean coal power station, or maybe nuclear or perhaps a load of wind turbines? I’m only guessing but I suspect that none of those are an option either because you don’t want them in your area?
I think that a more effective way of producing power would be to make fat people sit on excersise bikes and harness the power generated and pump it back into the grid. Thus killing two (big) birds with one stone, less strain on the NHS and more power being produced. < You might not agree but at least I have the manners to produce an alternative, and not just shout and scream about everything!
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WHATS the problem ???? no proof it will cause the are or public harm a lot of scare mongers up there in the hills. What it will do is give employment for people in that area, lets face it we have quite a few on benefits in this area so in turn it will bring new life to a fairly (employment) run down area. I think it is a case of loads of nimby type thinking, i would not like it built in my village becouse i do not want a factory around the corner it has nothing to do with fantasy health issues.
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NIMBYZ
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cut their power off if they dont like electricity generation, that will learn them
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Like mike I see nothing ‘ludicrous’ about introducing low-carbon energy generation.
What IS ludicrous is the lack of joined-up thinking in the government’s approach on a national level.
Locals have every right to feel aggrieved when the same government is massively expanding aviation, and considering a new generation of coal-fired power stations.
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its greener to grow food on those fields and get the energy from wind farms
people of bishops castle may have local power but they will have to get their beef from usa as all fields will be full of woody crops you cant eat, this is not green
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I wonder what powered the computers that sent the above posts, cut their electric off and we won’t have to read their whinges.
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