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"Fire-Powered Coal Mining", Detrimental!
Feasibility of fire-powered Coal Mining in Negros Nowadays, fire-powered coal mining here in Negros is not so feasible because of lot of people complaining with regards the harmful effects to human life and in our environment. We have known coal mining in Calatrava but unfortunately the operation is being suspended since it was raid by the NPA last June 2008. The resumption of the operation is not yet known until now. Another thing is, many of the activists are calling for help to stop mine operation in our country because of the danger caused by this activity. Aside from coal mining, the coal-powered plant as related to coal mining the Leaders of an anti-coal fired power plant alliance composed of various militant sectors, declared their strident opposition to the establishment of this electricity generating power plant in the Northern City of Cadiz, during a press conference at the Negros Press Club (NPC) building. Among those who presided over the press conference included Bayan-Negros Secretary-General Christian Tuayon, Joan Locsin of the No to Mining and Coal Alliance (NOMI-CA), Fr. Romeo Tagud of the Promotion for Church People’s Rights (PCPR); Fr. Gilbert Billena of the Northern Negros Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (NNHARA); Gerry Santillan, also of NOMICA; Danilo Amion of a small fishermen’s group, PAMALAKAYA and Fred Caña of Karapatan-Negros.
The group which included militant farmer’s and worker’s organization, Gabriela-Negros, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT-Negros) and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), is also in alliance with another anti-coal group Cadiznons Against Coal. Locsin, the group’s spokesperson said that once the coal plant is established in the city, this could affect for as long as five kilometers the city’s fishing grounds, in the process harming the people’s livelihood, the reason why the Banquerohan Village captain on where the plant is to be built has joined the anti-coal coalition. With this statement,


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