ONLINE PETITION: NO TO COAL PLANT IN SUBIC BAY!

Olongapo Zambales Civil Society NetworkResolution No. 1Series 2011A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE OLONGAPO ZAMBALES CIVIL SOCIETY'S OBJECTION TO COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS AS AN ENERGY SOURCE AND URGING THE PROPONENT TO CONSIDER SAFER ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR SUBIC BAY      Whereas, Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. a joint venture between Aboitiz Energy and a Taiwanese company is proposing to put up 2 X 150megawatt coal-fired power plant in Sitio Naglatore, Barangay Cawag, Subic, Zambales;        Whereas, the presence of coal-fired power plant in Subic Bay would generate negative perception and impact in the clean, pristine image of the environment - the idyllic mountain ranges, clear water and affable people which are the core selling points of Olongapo City, Subic Bay Freeport Zone and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan;      Whereas, the proponents of coal-fired power plant assures relatively...

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A RESOLUTION STRONGLY OPPOSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COAL-FIRED THERMAL POWER PLANT PROJECT AT SITIO NAGLATORE, BRGY. CAWAG, SUBIC, ZAMBALES                    WHEREAS, the provincial and municipal officials including the people of Zambales and Olongapo City in general were not properly consulted and informed prior to the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to the proponents of the project which is in violation of the provisions of the  Local Govenrment Code of 1991 and other pertinent laws of the Philippines;           WHEREAS, the officials of the Ecology Center of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as well as the representatives from Aboitiz Power Corporation have ignored for several months now the official request from the...

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