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He said the proposed site of the coal-fired plant is at Kg Sinakut, about one kilometer from the Sahabat Resort. He said

Kg Sinakut is part of a totally pristine coastline 40km long, stretching between Tunku and Dent Haven around the eastern most

tip of Dent Peninsula. The Dent Haven is Sabah’s last wilderness frontier.

The likely destruction of the environment in the Dent Peninsula should be sufficient ground for the Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) to report the negative impact of the coal-fired plant in the area, and thereby give a strong recommendation for

the Government to reject the proposed coal-fired plant altogether

 

I am not sure, however, whether Datuk Peter Chin’s assurance that Tenaga Nasional (TNB) would be using the highest

standard coal on par with that used by coal-fired plants in developed countries is sufficient to allay our fears about this known

polluter of the environment. He is the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water.

But does this position gives him the authority to give assurance about coal-fired plants? Both China and the USA are said

to be dismantling their coal fired plants, and it is, I believe because of the pollution caused by the use of coal.

Let us not become another great “offender”

to destroy mother nature – such as the ozone layer and closer to home – our “pristine coastlines and wilderness”, our environment…………………..

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Global climate change and its impact on biodiversity costs an estimated US$2 trillion-US$5 trillion (RM6.9 trillion-RM17.3 trillion) annually compared with the estimated US$4 trillion losses from the recent global financial crisis, said Khazanah Nasional Berhad board member Datuk Seri Panglima Andrew Sheng.

“We must think about what will happen to us if crops and food supplies are affected,” he said, citing the 2008 European Union-commissioned report entitled The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity as the source of the monetary cost of global warming.

“If we do not confront this issue, all of us will be deeply impacted,” he said.

Sheng added that the global crises faced in recent times should be viewed as an opportunity for Malaysia to react to the changing world although it was a complex issue and needed deep consideration………….

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“Malaysia is said to be one of the 10 top nations rich in biodiversity, with such high value, and special attention should be given to ensure that the environment is constantly protected and preserved,” he said at the monthly gathering of the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) here.

He said the JPM was the most important department involved directly and indirectly in ensuring that conservation and preservation of this biodiversity was carried out and in raising the awareness of the society and those responsible of the importance of protecting the country’s treasure………..

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On the third challenge of managing climate change, Najib said it was a major challenge not for the future generations but today’s generation.

He said the forthcoming summit in Copenhagen must reflect a strong commitment and action to reverse serious deterioration of planet earth.

The tragedies in the region such as the earthquake in Padang, Indonesia, hurricanes in the Philippines, tsunami in Samoa and major floods in southern India “should remind us of how fragile the world we live in is, and how interdependent our world has become”…………..

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Sepa voices concern

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Environmental Protection Society (Sepa) Wednesday expressed grave concern over Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) plan to build the controversial coal-fired power plant at a “totally pristine” wilderness coastline in Dent Peninsula.

“From our recent field visit, we understand that Kampung Sinakut, just a stone’s throw (one kilometre or so) from Sahabat Resort, is the proposed site for the 300MW plant.

“Kg Sinakut is part of a totally pristine coastline 40km long, stretching between Tunku and Dent Heaven around the eastern-most tip of Dent Peninsula,” said its President Wong Tack (pic).

“This is Sabah’s last wilderness frontier,” he told reporters at a press conference.

Lapping this coastline are kilometres of snow-white sandy beaches, according to Wong……………….

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