Landmark decision on biofuel plant
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
On 24 February Bristol Councillors rejected an application for a proposed biofuel plant at Avonmouth. Their decision was based on their interpretation that protection of the environment extended to the wider world, not just Bristol. Therefore a proposal that would actually increase carbon emissions overall did not fit with our Local Plan. Read more here. A narrower view leads to the absurd position that decisions can only be about direct pollution in Bristol, and if every place takes this viewit means that ultimately the planet gets trashed and all of us suffer.
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