Dumping Coal Ash Around Cebu

[stef]

Cebu plants temporarily disallowed from dumping coal ashTwo companies running two coal power plants in Cebu province have been temporarily disallowed from disposing their waste in areas near their facilitiesBoth facilities "indiscriminately" dumped coal ash, which contain toxic chemicals like mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, Cebu-based organizations — including the Philippine Earth Justice Center Inc. — claimed in a case filed in August 6, 2010 in Mandaue City.Coal ash worsens asthma, causes lung cancer, and stunts lung development in children, among others, the groups said in the same case.As a result, coal ash from the Toledo facility — which in 2007 was allowed to expand its generating capacity to three plants that can produce 84 mWs each — "was and is still being dumped indiscriminately and improperly around the Toledo City’s open spaces and its immediate environs."The 59-mW plant "has not built up nor set up at the very least an impoundment pond or landfill facility sufficient enough to carry and systematically manage all its generated coal combustion residuals," the groups said.As a result, "all coal by-products from its plant operations were and still being dumped indiscriminately and improperly around open spaces in Naga City."full story herehttp://www.gmanews.t...umping-coal-ash

[Travis]

Cebu plants temporarily disallowed from dumping coal ashTwo companies running two coal power plants in Cebu province have been temporarily disallowed from disposing their waste in areas near their facilitiesBoth facilities "indiscriminately" dumped coal ash, which contain toxic chemicals like mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, Cebu-based organizations — including the Philippine Earth Justice Center Inc. — claimed in a case filed in August 6, 2010 in Mandaue City.Coal ash worsens asthma, causes lung cancer, and stunts lung development in children, among others, the groups said in the same case.As a result, coal ash from the Toledo facility — which in 2007 was allowed to expand its generating capacity to three plants that can produce 84 mWs each — "was and is still being dumped indiscriminately and improperly around the Toledo City’s open spaces and its immediate environs."The 59-mW plant "has not built up nor set up at the very least an impoundment pond or landfill facility sufficient enough to carry and systematically manage all its generated coal combustion residuals," the groups said.As a result, "all coal by-products from its plant operations were and still being dumped indiscriminately and improperly around open spaces in Naga City."full story herehttp://www.gmanews.t...umping-coal-ash

waste from most types of power plants except hydroelectric appear to be dangerous so why are they not building more clean energy type plants? solar & wind would seem to be the answer so condo & buildings should all be built with solar roofs & wind turbines on the roof & especially on the tall buildings coz there is lots of wind up there that could possibly power many things in the buildings

[Mik]

I hope those toxic chemicals don't get into the ground water. Eventually people will sicken and die.Solar and wind power is very expensive (inefficient) and would require additional debt to foreign banks. The borrower is servant to the lender. Wind power kills many birds. Solar power takes up a lot of real estate. .

Edited August 25, 2010 by Mik