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South residents oppose power plant

Published: 9 Aug 2012 at 17.39
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More than 100 residents in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Thung Song district on Thursday opposed the proposed construction of a biomass power plant on a 40-rai plot in tambon Na Pho, citing concerns over environmental impacts.

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The residents made their position clear during a meeting chaired by Pakpoom Intarasuwan, Thung Song district chief, to settle the conflict between the locals and Chang Raek Bio Power Co Ltd which proposed the construction of the plant.

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attapon
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Discussion 3 : 10 Aug 2012 at 09.543
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How many liters of gasoline the caterpillar tractor has to burn for extracting one rubber tree root from the soil? Probably a lot!
And, it is estimated that:
1 square meter of forest produces 1Kwh of heat per year.
Compared with:
1square meter solar panel produces 140kWh of electricity per year.
1 square meter solar thermal heat produces 380kWh of heat per year.
So, the power output of root rubber trees seems to be very low.
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Discussion 2 : 09 Aug 2012 at 21.522
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"They said they had chosen tambon Na Pho as a construction site because rubber plantations are abundant in the area, and that the plant uses roots from rubber tree as its main fuel." So they plan to chop down the plantations?
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Discussion 1 : 09 Aug 2012 at 19.501
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The world faces three major interrelated issues: the growing threat of food and water shortages, global warming due to the greenhouse gas we all produce, and the increasing demand for energy from non-renewable resources. Most other countries seem unable to grasp the reality of the medium to longer term predicament we all face because of the moves to solve one major issue at the expense of the others. It would be good to understand how the proposed biomass power plant is intended to fit into the bigger picture.
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