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My Parliament Speech On Police, Order of Education Department

February 27th, 2009 (8 hours ago) by Teresa

 

Cadangan Penjanak kuasa

Arang batu di Sandakan

Datuk Yang diPertua, saya terpanggil untuk membangkitkan satu isu yang menghantui penduduk di Sandakan Sabah atas desakan daripada penduduk di kawasan tersebut. Memandangkan Ahli Parlimen Sandakan telah menjadi Timbalan Menteri MITI dan beliau tidak dapat membangkitkan isu ini, maka saya menawarkan diri untuk menjadi saluran suara bagi penduduk di kawasannya.

Pada tahun 2008, sebuah penjanak eletrik arang batu dicadangkan dibina di Lahad Datu, Sabah. Cadangan ini diketepikan selepas banyak pihak membuat bantahan terhadap penjanak kuasa tersebut atas alasan perlindungan alam sekitar.

Malangnya, kerajaan kelihatan telah sedar tentang ancaman penjanak eletrik arang batu terhadap binatang dan hutan di Danum Valley di Lahad Datu, tetapi kerajaan anggap penjanak eletrik arang batu ini adalah sihat bagi manusia yang duduk di Sandakan yang merupakan bandar yang kedua besar di Sabah, sehingga mereka ingin bercadang penjanak kuasa ini didirikan di Sandakan. Lokasi yang dicadangkan untuk mengadakan penjanak eletrik arang batu ini hanyalah 12 km radius dari pusat bandar Sandakan, 10 km radius daripada tempat kediaman yang utama seperti Kampung Batu Sapi (2.5 km), Taman Mawar and Sibuga (4 km), Karamunting, Taman IJM dan Taman Indah (7.5 km), Taman Tyng, Taman Fajar and Lapangan Terbang (10 km) dan lain lain.

Saya terima banyak aduan daripada penduduk di Sandakan yang telah membuat siri kempen membantah penubuhan penjanak kuasa arang batu tersebut. Mereka faham usaha kerajaan untuk mengatasi masalah kekurangan aliran eletrik di Sabah, tetapi mereka berharap pihak kerajaan berusaha untuk menghasilkan eletrik melalui tenaga yang bersih dan hijau seperti hidro dari Empangan Bakun di Sarawak dan juga gas asli dari Kimanis di Sabah.

 

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Coal-fired power plant too

close to popular beach

spots !

 

#1. "IT does not take an environmental expert to point out that a coal-fired power plant should not be at the proximity of marine ecosystem !!!"

thick smoke was spotted billowing from the plant during a test run recently, alarming residents.

#2. “Strong winds cause carbon deposits from the mountains of coal stored in the storage yard of the plant to settle on houses".

#3.  “Imagine the smoke pollution once the plant starts to operate,”

#4.  "what is the rationale in having this coal plant?”

***  DO YOU WANT SANDAKAN TO BE LIKE

THE ABOVE COAL-FIRED POWER

PLANT ???  ***

SAY NO  TO SANDAKAN COAL-FIRED

POWER PLANT NOW BEFORE DEIA

APPROVED !!!

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I am an engineer and specialised in

power.  I strongly support to stop the

coal fire plant for the following

reasons:-

1. SESB has spent huge money to build this east coast grid but end up with unrealiable system,………….

2 Gas power plant  can replace all SESB’s power plants burning light or diesel fuel oil……………….

3. Sabah do not produce coal and it rely on import from kalimantan , No matter how good is your system or what you can write blah blah via your EIA report, finally, ……… it is useless…………

4.Our DOE do not carry out their duty in an efficient manner…………..

5.East coast power supply is sufficient.  There is no need for coal power plant…….because of over supply and NO DEMAND of power……………..

6. Sabah got lot of natural gas. Why gas power plant can not be set up in east coast? Can, why not………

7.Coal plant produces very fine ash.  where do they dump the fine ash?…………..

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Sandakan People Silently

Protest but Powers Bent on

Destroying Life  

By AN, http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/18213/84/

"It is a sad day when greed and self-

interest blinds one to the collective

outcry of people, when logic and

wisdom are thrown aside to make way

for a callous disregard for your

neighbour and the future of everyone

and everything living"

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1) SAPP Plans peaceful demo

    before Cabinet meeting to protest

    Coal-Fired Power Plant

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) intends to hold a peaceful demonstration before the State Cabinet convenes on Wednesday, to protest plans to build coal-fired power plants in Sabah.

SAPP Secretary-General, Datuk Richard Yong, expects more than 100 people to turn up for the protest, to be held at the road leading to Wisma Innoprise in Likas, here, where the Chief Minister’s Department is located, to reiterate objections to such plants because of their potential hazards to the environment.

Yong, accompanied by Vice-President Don Chin and assistant Secretary-General Foo Fook Ming and other SAPP Supreme Council members, submitted and application for a police permit to stage the demonstration at the Karamunsing police station, here, Monday.

If approved, the demonstration will be staged for about an hour from 9am.

"We urge the State Cabinet to cancel the proposed coal-fired plant in Sandakan as was done in the case of Lahad Datu in April," Yong Said.

SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee joined a peaceful rally at Seguntor in Sandakan last Friday to protest against a planned coal-fired power plant in the area, undertaken by Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

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2) YB ZAKARIA : CLEAN COAL

   TECHNOLOGY ???

Mungkin pihak tuan/ puan boleh mendapat maklumat terkini pada majlis seperti di bawah:

Majlis Taklimat Bersama Pemimpin Komuniti Di Sandakan

Tarikh : 19 Februari 2009

Masa : 8:30am – 2:00pm

Tempat: Dewan Sri Gum-Gum, Sandakan

ATURCARA:

8:30am   : Ketibaan dif-dif undangan

               : Minum pagi

9:30am   : Ketibaan YB Datuk Zakaria Mohd. Edris (ADUN N41 Gum-gum)

               : Lagu Negaraku dan Sabah Tanah air Ku

               : Doa

               : Sesi taklimat dimulakan:

                  · Taklimat status pembekalan elektrik di sabah oleh SESB

                  · Taklimat "CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY" oleh LDE

                  · Taklimat EIA oleh consultant

               : SESI SOAL JAWAB

12:30pm : Makan Tengahari

2:00pm   : Majlis dijangka selesai

 

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3) SACPPAC TELL SABAH GOV. : USE

    NATURAL GAS INSTEAD OF COAL

Use natural gas instead of coal : Group

SANDAKAN: The Sandakan Anti-Coal-Fired Power Plant Action Committee (SACPPAC) urged the State Government to use the State’s natural gas resources for a power plant in the East Coast.

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Solidarity call for REJECTION of Sandakan Coal-Fired Power Plant.

From: Saves DK <savesdk@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Subject: RE: SOLIDARITY CALL FOR REJECTION OF SANDAKAN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT
To: JKM@sabah.gov.my
Cc: Yahya.Hussin@sabah.gov.my, pairin.kitingan@sabah.gov.my, Raymond.Tan@sabah.gov.my

 

Dear Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Musa bin Hj Aman/ Sabah Cabinet/ Ministers & Assistant  Ministers.

We are  resident of Sandakan who are eligible to vote in the next General Election. Normally, there would be many issues which would influence a voter in an election; but in the next General Election, our vote will be decided by ONLY ONE issue: if the proposed coal power plant is built.
Coal is a very dangerous and harmful material. Exposure to coal burning can cause birth defects and gene mutation to our next generation, deadly diseases such as cancer and heart attacks to all human beings, poisoning our water, air and seafood (which Sandakan is famous for), as well as destroying our wildlifes and natural environment. We are not confident that a profit-making company which operates a giant coal power plant would spend sufficient money to keep us safe and healthy. In any event, it would be stupid for us to put our family’s destinies and ours in their hands, so any ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Report’ is actually meaningless to us. As Y.A.B. Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman, the Chief Minister, said,
"After weighing the pros and cons, the Cabinet decided to scrap the proposed project, because we do not want to risk the welfare and health of the communities in the area as well as any adverse impact on the environment… I know some say with today’s technology, the proposed plant is safe and clean but some experts also disagree." (New Sabah Times, 3 April 2008)
If the health of wild animals of Danum Valley and the human beings of Lahad Datu are important, we believe in Sandakan are equally important too. It is very rare for a SINGLE issue to decide a vote in any Election, but this will be it for us – because it is also rare that a SINGLE decision will affect so many people and so many generations in Sandakan.
Therefore, if the Barisan Nasional Federal or State Government allows a Coal Power Plant to be built within a 100 km radius of Sandakan, we will definitely NOT vote for the Barisan Nasional in the future General Elections, whoever is the Candidate. Because if we do, we would be committing an unforgivable crime against our future generations. We are thankful for what BN has done for Sandakan so far, so we might not vote for the opposition either (We are not sure about that yet); but because of this coal power plant, we are very sure that we will definitely NOT vote for BN anymore.
True, Sandakan needs new energy sources, but that does NOT mean that we will give up our health for electricity. Anybody would knows that coal is a cheaper and easier solution – we do NOT need to elect our wise leaders to tell us that! We elect our government to find difficult and intelligent solutions for the people’s wellbeing, NOT easy, lazy and dangerous ones.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AS THE PEOPLE’S REPRESENTATIVE/ LEADER TO SAVE SANDAKAN AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
We repeat: so long as BN listens to the people and scrap the coal power plant, this will NOT be a reason for us to not vote for BN.

Yours faithfully,

Residents of Sandakan
16th Feb 2009
www.savesandakan.com

Enclosed attachments:
1) 30 reasons why Sabah does not need a Coal-Fired Power Plant. http://www.savesandakan.com/30-reasons-why-sabah-does-not-need-a-coal-fired-power-plant/

2) Location of Proposed Coal Power Plant

3) Serious Birth defects in China because of Coal Power Plant.    http://www.savesandakan.com/serious-birth-defects-in-newborns-every-30-secs-in-china-because-of-coal-power-plants/

4) Sandakan residents staged 1st Demostration against Coal-Fired Power Plant.                                          http://www.savesandakan.com/anti-coal-fired-power-plant-demonstration-staged-by-residents-of-taman-sibuga-and-mawar/

5) Sabah sticks to its guns on Coal-Fired Power Plant. http://www.miningtopnews.com:80/sabah-sticks-to-its-guns-on-coal-fired-power-plant.html

6) The Solidarity Stand of Sandakan

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Unanimous STAND by residents,

REJECT Coal- Fired Power Plant !

Sandakan, 13 February 2009

The residents of Taman Sibuga and Mawar staged a peaceful demonstration at the POIC site at Seguntor, Sandakan this morning to express their concern and stand on the rejection of the proposed Coal-fired Power Plant in Sandakan.

The peaceful demonstration organised by the residents saw the support of SAPP President, YB Datuk Yong Teck Lee who joined the demonstrators when told of the event.

The strong presence of the Sandakan Anti-Coal Power Plant Action Committee members, headed by  Chairman Stephen Wong reinforced the concern of the residents and maintained their steadfast stand on the rejection of the coal-fired power plant.

The message from the residents is loud and clear ” There is no public acceptance of the Coal-fired Power Plant in Sandakan”,  Wong.said.

” The adverse effects on public health, untold ecological and environmental damages, continous polluting emissions,wastes and exposures to hazardous heavy metals are serious threats”, Wong continued, echoing concern of the residents.

The residents at the demonstration called for the State Government and relevant authorities to halt the plan to build the coal-fired power plant immediately.

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" There is just no more fish in the inner sea as a result of Pollution "

" Tong Kang and Fishermen Association of Sandakan STRONGLY OPPOSE the setting up of the coal-fired power plant in Sandakn or anywhere in Sabah "

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"SEPA Calls for representation on TOR

and reinforced Sandakan’s stand on

REJECTION of Coal-Fired Power

Plant !"

The Sandakan branch of the Sabah Environmental Protection Association (Sepa Sandakan) is concerned over the exclusion of Sandakan communities from the panel drafting the Terms of Reference for the proposed 300MW coal-fired power plant in Seguntor.

"There are important parameters which we want included for study as part of the Terms of Reference ( TOR )for the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA). But there is notably no representation of Sandakan communities in the panel in drafting the terms of reference," Chow said.

"These important parameters must be considered and the DEIA must be balanced, unbiased and conducted in a manner without compromising the wellbeing and best interests of the Sandakan communities at large," Chow said.

Publish on : http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=62671

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Anton,

In Indonesia, we are also facing the same problem with you. The Government of Indonesia is planning to build 35 new coal-fired power plant around the country by 2010. The reason, why they choose coal for energy is because they considered coal is the cheapest fuel compare to others sources. It is obviously, a bad reason and wrong argument from the Government.

We are now working together with coal impacted community in several places, to build community opposition and community awareness about the bad impact of coal-fired power plant.
For instance, on September last year we conducted health survey for the community who living around Cilacap–one of the biggest coal-fired power plant in Indonesia– we found 90% of total respondent has been affected by the respiratory related disease. Black lung, etc.

We used our finding fact from the survey to build  community awareness around the power plant. And They are now very concern about their health condition due to coal fired power plant.

We also build anti coal coalition with several NGO in Indonesia. Work closely to oppose the government plan.

For your information, this week 11-12 February, we will anti coal community event in Cilacap.
We will have several activities there. Such as :

* Health Camp– Free medical check for community living around
coal-fired power plant
* Launch our report about the bad of coal (The True Cost of Coal Report)
* Photo Exhibition and Movie

We also will build action plan with coal impacted community from several areas in Indonesia.
If you want to come to Indonesia for this activity.
Don’t hesitate to contact me.
I think this is good opportunity for us to build strong anti coal coalition not only in Indonesia but also in the South East Asia Region.
So, please come if you are interested.

–
Arif Fiyanto

Climate and Energy Campaigner
Greenpeace Southeast Asia-Indonesia
Jl. Cimandiri No.24, Cikini
Jakarta Pusat 10330 Indonesia

Office: +62213101873 loc. 110
Mobile: +6281311004640
Skype: arif.fiyanto

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