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A campaign for sustainable methods of waste management |
Edinburgh, Leith
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Technology: |
Energy from Waste |
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Fuel |
Biomass, and possibly paper and card |
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Capacity: |
approximately 2 million tonnes per annum, power output 200MW |
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Local authority: |
City of Edinburgh Council |
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Planning application |
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Status of current application: |
9 February - Forth Energy has withdrawn its application |
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Latest News - Please email relevant news stories for publishing Forth Energy pulls Leith biomass application, 9 February 2012 (external
link, opens in new window) Alert your MSP to biomass dangers, 4 Nov 2011 Forth Energy campaigners to protest in September Fresh doubts over Leith Biomass plant, 1 July 2011 -
external link Forth Energy biomass proposals, update 13 June 2011 Biomass Firm's Planning Call, 11 May 2011 The Company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour...read more Forth Energy’s ‘Renewable’ energy plans not green, say environmentalists, 26 April 2011 The biomass plant proposed for Dundee would burn up to one million tonnes of imported wood each year...read more American groups objects to Forth Energy biomass plans, 30 March - external link Open letter of objection to Forth Energy’s plans for construction and operation of four biomass power stations: Dundee, Grangemouth...read more Demo at Holyrood - article and photos, 24 Feb (external link) - People campaigning against the proposed biomass plant in Leith held a demonstration at the Scottish Parliament today....read more Leith biomass demo at Parliament, 24 Feb Supporters of the No Leith Biomass campaign will be gathering outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 24 February from 12pm (for 12.30pm start)...read more Campaign against biomass plant takes to the
streets (external link) Angry exchanges at Leith biomass meeting, 10 Feb 2011 - external link - Report from Wednesday's community meeting between residents and Forth Energy. Leith biomass application goes live, 5 Feb 2011 The Forth Energy planning application is now 'live' so it is time to ALSO send in objection letters. It is vital to lodge as many objections...read more Leith biomass petition open for signatures, 1 Feb 2011 A coalition of residents groups, politicians and environmental campaigners has set up a new petition against proposals for a power...read more Leith biomass application imminent, 27 Jan 2011 Friends of the Earth attack biomass proposals, winter 2010 Friends of the Earth Scotland have declared their opposition to large-scale biomass burning, with particular focus on Forth Energy’s proposals for Dundee, Leith, Grangemouth and Rosyth. Dundee, Leith, Rosyth, Grangemouth burners - update 9 July Forth Energy have not formally submitted any application yet, but we are expecting these imminently. The four plants have all been through the Scottish Government Scoping process and the Dundee plant...read more Dundee Courier publishes letter about health implications of biomass burner, 3 May 2010 'Deadly bi-products of incinerators', by Michael Gallagher - Sir,-I am glad to see The Courier is keeping a wary eye on plans to build a biomass burner in Dundee (April 26, leader column). Forth Energy has not said how many tonnes of biomass will be burnt each year but a 100MW biomass burner in Texas...Read more... Scottish Ministers have published Scoping Opinions on the four biomass burners proposed by Forth Energy, including Leith, Grangemouth, Dundee and Rosyth. The purpose of the document is to provide guidance for the applicant in drafting its Environmental Impact Assessment (part of the planning application process). Read more.... 'Support' for biomass plant is scorned, The Scotsman, 09 April 2010, By BRIAN FERGUSON
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Related articles MSPs
join biomass subsidies protest, 18 April 2012UKPA Dundee
student fined over biomass protest — then graduates 24 hours
later, 24 June - external link Power plant protesters fined after bringing docks to a standstill, 22 June 2011 - external link Carcinogenic Dioxins and Biomass Wood Combustion - letter to Guardian, 21 June 2011 Biomass
jobs cost £1-2 million each, 21 June 2011 Dundee
biomass plant plans put on hold while parties agree air quality monitoring
programme, 20 June 2011 - external link MSP
calls for biomass plant air quality answers, 31 May 2011 -
external link Springfield
revokes biomass consent, 26 May 2011 Environmental
and human rights activists block off port to stop Forth Energy’s
"mad“ biomass plans 17 May 2011 Arrests after protesters bring Grangemouth docks to standstill over power station plans, 16 May 2011
- external link to STV report Biomass Firm's Planning Call, 11 May 2011 THE COMPANY behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour has told ministers...read more Dundee objections mismanaged, claim campaigners, 2 February 2011 Objectors to Forth Energy's Dundee biomass plans claim Scottish Government treatment of objections amounts to mismanagement and possible bias NHS Tayside says biomass plant plan raises health fears, 24.Jan 2011 Councillor
breaks silence to confirm opposition to biomass plant, 24 Jan 2011 RATTs claim thousands of letters supporting biomass protest, 23 Jan 2011 CEN to issue draft green standards for biomass, 1 December 2010 - Europe's standardisation body CEN will on Thursday unveil draft sustainability standards for biomass produced for biofuels and bioliquids...read more Biomass Binge - New Scientist, 13 November 2010 Europe's biofuel plans will produce more greenhouse emissions, not less....read more Biofuels Fallacy: Why Burning Plants Instead of Fossil Fuels Won't Save the Climate The quest to replace black fuels with green fuels is just another resource and land grab by big corporations. While there is no doubt that we need to kick our fossil fuel addiction...read more Timber firm backs EU-wide protests against subsidies for biomass plants, 30 Oct 2010 Dundee Courier, Saturday 30 October 2010 A Fife timber firm has spoken out in support of Europe-wide protests against biomass plant subsidies...read more Biomass may emit more CO2 than coal, 27 July An electrical problem interrupted a Utility and Review Board hearing in Halifax on Monday on a proposed $208-million biomass energy project that critics say is bad for the environment...read more Excessive Subsidies for Waste Wood Incineration, 15 July 2010 - external link to UKwin website Under the UK’s system for promoting renewable energy technologies – the Renewables Obligation legislation [1] – subsidies guaranteed for years [2] are granted via Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) and are readily available for energy generation that is far from efficient..read more Incinerator Opponents & Forest Activists Meet Congress to Demand End to Industry Subsidies, 14 July Activists meet with key Senators & Representatives to expose the environmental, economic and public health risk associated with biomass burning...read more Delaware closes biomass burning loophole, 2 July 2010 Delaware Senate Bill 311 passed the Senate on June 23rd, 20 "yes" 0 "no" 1 "not voting." It passed the House on June 29, 36 "yes," one "no." Hopefully Governor Jack Markell will...read more BIOMASS
INCINERATORS – Separating Fact from Fiction, 3 July 2010
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