No Leith Biomass Plant

No to Leith Biomass Plant

Sign 2012 Petition

What can I do? Click the blue button to sign the 2012 Petition, to persuade MSPs to oppose subsidising big biomass in Scotand

Biomass & Health Risks

Main concerns are: toxic emissions from the plant itself, and increased air pollution locally caused by dust from handling wood chips & ash, and from increased lorry traffic. The marine ecology of the Forth is also threatened by sudden discharge of hot water.

Fine Particulate Emissions from biomass are lower than coal but higher than from oil and gas (Scottish Government Study 2008)
Air pollution causing early deaths of 50,000 a year (Press Association 22/03/2010) 
Unacceptable risk to public health - No Biomass Burning 
Biomass Pollution Basics (International Health & Development)
 Biomass Incineration has Unacceptable Health Risks (USA)
Northern European urban study shows that significant particulate pollution is caused by incomplete biomass combustion, especially in colder weather
 
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