NewsWhore
08-13-2008, 02:50 PM
The authorities from the San Felipe Power Station denied that their generators are causing the air pollution that is affecting the nearby Costambar enclave. In a paid announcement in most of today's newspapers, the San Felipe officials say that they work with the Ministry of the Environment to preserve the local ecology. The business says it complies with all of the norms and laws relating to the environment and that they have gone beyond their mere obligations and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress of the city. They say that they have been measuring the fallout from their smokestacks for ten years in Cofresi and Costambar and that all the measurements indicate that environmental standards are being met.
On the other side of the coin, Asonahores, the Hotel and Restaurant Association, has asked that the San Felipe generator be moved somewhere else where "it will not affect the tourist activities currently in existence nor damage the health of local residents." Asonahores president Luis Lopez argued for the reorganization of the tourist areas and the need to strictly regulate the areas.
Last Monday, Deputy Minister of Environment Ernesto Reyna told the Listin Diario that the problem was possibly caused by the purchase of poor quality fuel that clogged the facility's filters and released a lot of soot into the air. He said that the Ministry of the Environment will send an expert to measure the air quality.
Luis Lopez said that the installation of the San Felipe generator has caused the closure of many hotel establishments in the area and cited the cases of three hotels and a tourist project that was closed because of the visual and smoke contamination. He stressed that the soot coming from the plant causes serious health issues.
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On the other side of the coin, Asonahores, the Hotel and Restaurant Association, has asked that the San Felipe generator be moved somewhere else where "it will not affect the tourist activities currently in existence nor damage the health of local residents." Asonahores president Luis Lopez argued for the reorganization of the tourist areas and the need to strictly regulate the areas.
Last Monday, Deputy Minister of Environment Ernesto Reyna told the Listin Diario that the problem was possibly caused by the purchase of poor quality fuel that clogged the facility's filters and released a lot of soot into the air. He said that the Ministry of the Environment will send an expert to measure the air quality.
Luis Lopez said that the installation of the San Felipe generator has caused the closure of many hotel establishments in the area and cited the cases of three hotels and a tourist project that was closed because of the visual and smoke contamination. He stressed that the soot coming from the plant causes serious health issues.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)