Archive for March 2009
The following news item has just been published by the Western Morning News:
EXCLUSIVE: Incinerator report switched
Monday, March 23, 2009, 10:00
A DRAFT report recommending the rejection of a giant waste incinerator for Cornwall has been replaced at the last minute, the Western Morning News can exclusively reveal.
A draft document leaked to the WMN concerning the proposed Energy Recovery Centre in St Dennis, which was written by Cornwall County Council planning officers for a meeting set for March 19, clearly states a recommendation to refuse the application.
Continue Reading “Police called in over Cornwall incinerator plan” »
The Secretary of State, Hazel Blears, is understood to have written to Nottinghamshire County Council informing them of the decision to call in Veolia’s application for a 200,000 tonne per annum waste incinerator at Rainworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Continue Reading “Sherwood Forest Incinerator Inquiry” »
A Jersey newspaper is reporting: Toxic ash pit is punctured at incinerator site Continue Reading “Stuff happens in Jersey” »
Sandwell metropolitan borough council has eliminated both WRG and Veolia from the list of bidders competing for a waste and recycling contract said to be worth £1 billion.
Continue Reading “WRG and Veolia both lose out in Sandwell” »
The Cooperative Bank does not support companies who intend to send dioxins blowing in the wind. Their Sustainability Report for 2007/08 records how on two occasions the Coop Bank refused to help fund waste incinerators on ethical grounds, foregoing an estimated £520,000.
Continue Reading “Ethical Coop Bank says no to incineration” »
Internet share price services are telling Veolia shareholders to sell up and move on as Veolia’s share price falls to €15.38.
Continue Reading “Veolia shareholders advised to sell” »
Financial Times raises concerns about Veolia’s future
Yesterday UKWIN reported that waste company profits were falling. In an article entitled Doubts persist over Veolia’s financial health Financial Times journalist Peggy Hollinger, writing from Paris, highlights what she describes as:
the persistent doubts that hang over Veolia’s prospects and its financial strength, particularly after two profit warnings last year.
What do Veolia, Sita, WRG and waste have in common? They are all reflecting the credit crunch. Company reports, waste data flow and Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATs) information all show that quantities of waste, and profits from waste management, are falling fast. Continue Reading “Waste and profits falling fast” »
Incineration: an unacceptable practice in the 21st Century
A public talk by Paul Connett
Paul Connett is a Professor of Environmental Chemistry at St Lawrence University, New York State, USA
The talk will take place:
Friday 27 March, 7.30 pm
Alington Hall, Shrewsbury School,
SHREWSBURY SY3 7BA
Some extracts from ‘The incineration of refuse is beautiful’: Torquay and the introduction of municipal refuse destructors [1] are reproduced below to demonstrate how opposition to incineration is as old as the technology itself. Continue Reading “The more things change…” »
