BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Let us not be selfish. This was the message of Mayor Renato Gustilo to environmentalist groups opposing the proposed construction of
(Image courtesy of LGU-San Carlos City, Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Renato Gustilo of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental said he welcomes the protest against the construction of the 300-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined cycle power plant in their city, being proposed by Reliance Energy Development, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. As of Friday, calls to revoke the resolution of non-objection (RONO) passed by the Provincial Board continue, particularly from Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos and various environmental groups. "They want to rally in San Carlos, we will welcome them. I will issue them (a) permit. They can rally in front of the City Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They can stay there the whole day, I will even give them food," Gustilo told reporters. The proposed LNG power plant is expected to rise at the San Carlos Ecozone in barangays Punao and Palampas. He said the progress of the proje
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza and environmental groups are demanding the Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan to revoke
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental has issued a RONO (Resolution Of No Objection) to the Reliance Energy Development
Climate and clean energy campaigners argue that increasing the share of LNG infrastructure is not a decarbonization strategy as it is primarily composed of methane a more potent greenhouse gas which leaks into the atmosphere at every stage of its life.