Green SURF :D

 

 

I guess most of you guys (Sabahan) would notice yesterday about the forum that is going to be held this Saturday. There is a group of Sabahan who are very finally made a move well I may be a bit slow in noticing them. As I hardly browsed around on the computer due to my job, but I will still try to contribute by letting people know about this group.

So who are this people:

“In a place close to the heart of many Sabahans, five prominent Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) have united to form a coalition named ‘Sabah Unite to Re-Power the Future’ or Green SURF, to oppose dirty energy such as coal-fired power plants.”

Pretty cool name eh, well the coalition aims to present positive solutions to the current energy situation in Sabah.

If you guys want to support then you should sign the petition saying:
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To:  The Prime Minister of Malaysia, The Federal Government, Sabah State Goverment, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Sabah Electricity Sdn.. Bhd.

We, the undersigned, agree to be part of and support this coalition which aims to create awareness on global warming, climate change and energy issues in Sabah,and build a platform where these issues can be discussed in an open and transparent manner, with the ultimate goal of supporting the development of cleaner and more sustainable sources of energy in Sabah.
Go to http://nocoalsabah.blogspot.com/ for more info.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned
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To sign the petition Click Here

Well there is a Facebook Group too I think you guys should join as I already sign and join the group

Click here to Join

 

China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy

"The NY Times reports that China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world's largest maker of wind turbines, has leapfrogged the West in the last two years to emerge as the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels, and is pushing equally hard to build nuclear reactors and the most efficient types of coal power plants. These efforts to dominate renewable energy technologies raise the prospect that the West may someday trade its dependence on oil from the Mideast for a reliance on solar panels, wind turbines and other gear manufactured in China.”

So what about Malaysia? “Malaysia leading global race to make dirtier energy” this should be it I think. Most of you guys out there are so focus or maybe the government made you all focus towards the religious issue happening now in West Malaysia. I think most of the Malaysian some how forgotten that Sabah needs more energy and the suggestion was a new Coal Power Plant? What really is happening now regarding this issue? At the moment I am assuming they are just going to go ahead like the National Service. Most Malaysian or I can say MAJORITY Malaysian parents were against this silly summer camp thing. Which the government are so proud of to be the 1st country to do it.

They did not have the fund to do such silly thing in the first place and well they went ahead like Nike slogan “Just do it”. Why am I bringing this up? well at the moment I am thinking the same thing will happen with the coal power plant idea.

Does Sabah really need a Coal-Fired Power Plant?

   Chang W. Lee/The New York Times           

This has been on the news for months now, you see the minister talking bull shit saying we need coal-fired power plant where I think because it is a big project which means more pocket money for them. There are some good side effect we finally have more power available for us Sabahan, less blackout, more job opportunity, or even as they said on Daily Express:
“There is a positive side benefit of the ashes accumulated, he said, adding about 70 per cent of the ash can be used in the cement industry. "However, this is a separate commercial agreement between LDE and any interested parties."” Read More…

So wow we can use the ash for the cement industry which mean our cement be more cheaper? Will the electricity be cheaper on the first place or will they use the excuse of the power plant building cost if expensive so we got to pay more for a stable electricity?

They even mention more job opportunity:

“More maritime based industrial sites means more jobs for Sabahans, he said, adding from being fisherman with incomes of RM500 per month, they can earn RM1,000 to RM1,500 by working in the industrial and manufacturing sectors.”

OMFG don’t the government know those fisherman can earn more then RM1,500 by bringing fishing tourist around the sea for fishing spot on a single day and not in a month in Sabah?

We have the potential being a rich green State and still generate money for the west Malaysian from our tourism attraction, raw minimal, and I bet many more. But the what did they give us Sabahan? A fucking old technology. But our Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun did mention:

“Masidi said the coal-fired power plant is only the last resort, if other options are not suitable” Read More…

So why are we just seeing news about coal-fired plant on the news? Where are the other choice? what happen to the Liwagu dam project? No more news?

“Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) will be reviving the Liwagu hydropower project, according to its General Manager (Major Operations), Haji Abdul Razak Sallim.” Published on: Thursday, July 10, 2008 Daily Express.

Can't the government really give a better solution with green technology? Because from my opinion a coal-fired plant should have never been an option. Look at china, they have a lot of coal-fired plant build up and yes it really did improve the lifestyle for most of the rural area there. But in the long run it helped create all kind of diseases and contributed a lot too global warming. There are all kind of article regarding coal-fired plant and the Malaysia  government are not showing the side effect or giving us any other option. Just try reading 1 of the news I picked about china coal powered plant:

“There are growing concerns about the impact of this coal boom on the environment. The Asian Development Bank says it is financing pollution control programs in Shanxi because the number of people suffering from lung cancer and other respiratory diseases in the province has soared over the past 20 years. Yet even after years of government-mandated cleanup efforts the region's factories belch black smoke.” Page 3 of 5 The New York Times Read More…

There so much story and article about coal-fired power Plant that can make you guys out there can get the full picture after reading most them and see if we really should make a Coal-Fired Power Plant

 

More Reference on why we should protest on Coal-Fired Plant:

The Dirty Truth About Coal
The Problems with Burning Coal to Generate Electricity
Residents rally against coal-fired energy plant in Surry
Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow

 

WikiPedia:
A coal-fired power station produces electricity, usually for public consumption, by burning coal to boil water, producing steam which drives a steam turbine which turns an electrical generator.

Coal is a relatively cheap fuel with some of the largest deposits in politically stable regions (China, India and the US) thus generally offering a more stable supply than natural gas and oil, the largest deposits of which are located in the more politically volatile Persian Gulf. The combustion of any fuel, including coal, emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming; coal also emits other pollutants such as sulfur, nitrogen, small particulates, and heavy metals like mercury and uranium (which is naturally present in coal). These other pollutants have been linked to acid rain, smog, and a variety of health problems.

As of 2009^[update] the largest coal-fired power station is Kendal Power Station, South Africa^{[citation needed]}. The world's most energy-efficient coal fired power plant is the Avedøre Power Plant in Denmark.^[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-fired_power_station