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Only Pakatan Rakyat(PR) Will Place More Importance On The People’s Health And Public Safety Than The Blind Pursuit Of Profits By Ensuring That There Are No Rare Earths Plants and Nuclear Facility In PR States.(en/bm/cn)

Published on February 3, 2012, 2:18 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

DAP regrets that BN government has shown that it is not committed to green and sustainable growth but instead is willing to sacrifice people’s health for profits. Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has granted Australian company Lynas Corporation a temporary operating licence (TOL) for its controversial Pahang-based and also the world largest rare earth refinery plant provided it fulfils five conditions.

Instead of focusing on race and religion, perhaps Barisan Nasional should explain why they are allowing the Lynas Rare Earth Plant in Kuantan to be operated; despite all the dangers inherent and even its regulators themselves did not have a clear radioactive waste disposal proposal from Lynas. Among other issues, the Lynas’ waste management plan does not fully disclose the contents of its waste streams.

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Independent Power Producers or IPPs Should Be Forced To Contribute RM1 Billion Annually To The Renewable Energy(RE) Fund To Develop Solar Energy And Ensure That All Malaysians Can Become Nano-IPPs.(en/cn)

Published on December 17, 2011, 11:29 am in Environment. 0 Comments

Speech by Penang Chief Minister and Chair Of The Penang Green Council(PGC) Lim Guan Eng at the Penang Mini Green Expo- Conserving for Tomorrow – Solar Chapter, at 1st Avenue on December 17, 2011, 12 pm

Independent Power Producers or IPPs Should Be Forced To Contribute RM1 Billion Annually To The Renewable Energy(RE) Fund To Develop Solar Energy And Ensure That All Malaysians Can Become Nano-IPPs.

Thank you for inviting me to officiate the opening of the Penang Mini Green Expo themed “Conserving for Tomorrow – Solar Chapter” and Penang Green School Award Presentation Ceremony today. I am pleased to see so many participants with great interest in exploring issues on climate change, carbon reduction and solar energy.
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A “First-Come-First Serve” Basis For Applying For Feed-in-Tariff (FIT)Should Be Replaced By “Fit For All” Basis To Ensure That All Malaysians That Are Efficient Energy Producers Benefit To Become Nano-IPPs According To 1% Levy Paid And IPPs Contribute RM1 Billion Annually To The Renewable Energy(RE) Fund.(en/bm/cn)

Published on December 16, 2011, 11:23 am in Environment. 0 Comments

Malaysia has at long last implemented the feed-in-tariff (FIT) as a means to encourage the generation of renewable energies, be it from the sources of solar, hydro, biogas / landfill or biomass / solid waste. For the general public, feed-in-tariffs (FIT) are payments per kilowatt-hour for electricity generated by a renewable resource. FITs
are thus far, the most successful policy mechanism for stimulating the rapid development of renewable energies in the world, today.

Germany, Spain, Denmark and over 40 other nations have pioneered policies and legislations, more popularly known as the FIT, since 1991, that have proven to promote the fastest, cheapest and widest growth of renewable energy. As FIT are meant for producers of renewable energy or to increase their production of renewable energy, both individuals and businesses will benefit from it.

FIT means additional source of income. The RE industry is estimated to generate at least RM70bil worth of revenue for the private sector and this will translate into tax revenue of at least RM1.76bil for the Government by 2020. In order to attract the RE industry for Penang, the state government is considering some form of land pricing incentives which will be announced early next month.

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Penang Green Council Logo Design Competition(en/cn)

Published on October 23, 2011, 2:16 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Press release by the Chief Minister of Penang and Chairman of Penang Green Council Lim Guan Eng on 23 October 2011, in Georgetown:

Penang Green Council Logo Design Competition

Penang aspires to transform Penang into an international city that is a location of choice for investors, a destination of choice for tourists and a habitat of choice for those who desire sustainable living. We need to enable, empower and enrich all stakeholders to practice sustainable development that allows resources to be utilized in a manner that will be still be available tomorrow.

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Kilang Lee Rubber Co. Pte Ltd di Paya Terubong Akan Ditutup Berkuatkuasa 1 April 2012(bm/cn)

Published on August 9, 2011, 2:21 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Kerajaan Negeri telah menerima makluman penutupan kilang Lee Rubber Co. Pte Ltd melalui surat yang bertarikh 4hb Ogos 2011 Pengurus Besar Kumpulan Lee Rubber Co. Pte Ltd, Teo Kim Yam yang beribu pejabat di Singapura.

Premis Lee Rubber Co. Pte. Ltd., Jalan Paya Terubung, 11060 Paya Terubung, Pulau Pinang telah beroperasi semenjak tahun 1965. Kilang ini mula dilesenkan oleh Jabatan Alam Sekitar di bawah Seksyen 18(1) Akta Kualiti Alam Sekeliling, 1974 sejak tahun 1979. Premis ini menjalankan operasi mengeluarkan getah SMR dengan kapasiti maksimum pemprosesan sebanyak 140 tan metrik sehari.
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World Environment Day Message 2011 (en/bm/cn)

Published on June 5, 2011, 5:06 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

The BN Federal Government of Malaysia Should Learn From Germany And Penang By Banning High Risk Nuclear Energy And Rare Earth Industry To Ensure Not Just Green And Sustainable Growth But Also The Health And Safety Of Our Children.

The BN Federal Government of Malaysia should learn from Germany and Penang by banning high risk nuclear energy and rare earth industry to ensure not just green and sustainable growth but also the health and safety of our children. Germany made a historic decision to close down all its nuclear power plants by 2022, despite relying on 23% of its power needs on nuclear energy.

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Only Pakatan Rakyat(PR) Will Place More Importance On The People’s Health And Public Safety Than The Blind Pursuit Of Profits By Ensuring ThatThere Are No Nuclear Facility Or Rare Earths Mines In Penang.(en/bm/cn)

Published on April 28, 2011, 12:24 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Only PR will place more importance on the people’s health and public safety than the blind pursuit of corporate profits by ensuring that there are no nuclear facilities or rare earths mines in Penang. Shocking online revelations that the Perak state government had secretly agreed to allow a Hong Kong company to explore and mine for rare earths in the state, even as controversy is raging over the Lynas refinery in Gebeng, Pahang.

In a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange dated April 18, CVM Minerals Limited announced it had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Perak State Development Corporation (PSDC) to carry out the project in Bukit Merah, Ipoh.

The Hong Kong company, through its local subsidiary CVM Metal Recycle Sdn Bhd, has applied to the state’s land and mineral office for a licence to explore the area, covering 250 hectares, for rare earths.
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Surat Kepada Peter Chin Fah Kui (Isu Loji Nuklear)

Published on March 21, 2011, 9:29 am in Environment. 0 Comments

21 Mac 2011

Y.B. DATO’ SRI PETER CHIN FAH KUI
Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air,
Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air,
Aras 6, Blok E4/5, Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62668 PUTRAJAYA.

Yang Berhomat Dato’ Sri,

MERAYU RANCANGAN PEMBINAAN LOJI NUKLEAR UNTUK PENJANAAN TENAGA ELEKTRIK DIBATALKAN

Dengan segala hormatnya Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang ingin merakamkan pendirian tidak bersetuju kami terhadap rancangan Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk membina loji nuklear di negara kita.

2. Adalah juga dimaklumkan bahawa Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang sudahpun memutuskan untuk tidak membenarkan sama sekali pembinaan loji nuklear di mana-mana kawasan dalam negeri Pulau Pinang.

3. Memandangkan negara Jepun yang memiliki kepakaran dan tahap teknologi yang sangat maju dan progresif kini dihadapi dengan krisis nuklear yang paling serius dalam sejarah dunia sejak bencana Chernobyl 25 tahun lalu, adalah perlu rancangan ini dibatalkan. Perlu diambil perhatian, tahap kawalan teknologi fusion nuklear di negara kita adalah terhad berbanding dengan kepakaran Negara Jepun. Lagipun negara-negara maju dan berteknologi tinggi seperti Jerman dan ekonomi kedua besar dunia negara China telahpun membatalkan rancangan membina loji nuclear dalam negara mereka masing-masing. Keselamatan rakyat Malaysia harus diutamakan dan risiko tinggi ini tidak harus diperjudikan.

4. Sehubungan dengan itu, kami juga tidak yakin dengan rekod prestasi yang kurang memuaskan oleh sesetengah projek Kerajaan Persekutuan yang dijalankan seperti ada bumbung yang bukan sahaja bocor tetapi juga runtuh. Sekiranya bumbung stadium, sekolah dan terminal bas pun boleh runtuh bagaimana kita boleh yakin tentang keselamatan dan kekukuhan sesuatu loji nuklear yang berisiko tinggi dan bahaya?

5. Kami merayu kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan agar menolak cadangan membina loji nuklear sebagai sumber tenaga alternatif di Malaysia. Terdapat pelbagai sumber tenaga alternatif yang lain yang boleh diterokai.

Sekian,

“CEKAP, AKAUNTABILITI DAN TELUS”
“BERKHIDMAT UNTUK NEGARA”

Yang ikhlas,

(Lim Guan Eng)
Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang

Adakah BN Dan Gerakan Pulau Pinang Sedia Menyokong Penuh Inisiatif Kerajaan Negeri PR Tanpa Beg Plastik Percuma Setiap Hari Sepanjang Tahun Serta Menolak Kempen Pro-Plastik Oleh Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association(MPMA)?

Published on January 2, 2011, 2:20 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Selaras dengan hasrat Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang menjadikan Pulau Pinang negeri hijau pertama di Malaysia dan mengurangkan tapak kaki karbon(carbon footprint), inisiatif “Tanpa Beg Plastik Percuma Setiap Hari” telah dimulakan pada 1.1.11. Kerajaan negeri harap boleh dapat kerjasama daripada semua pihak termasuk pihak kerajaan persekutuan untuk menjayakan inisiatif ini yang diadakan buat pertama kali di Malaysia.

Tidak hairanlah dengan bantahan kuat daripada MPMA ke atas inisiatif tanpa beg plastik percuma kerana menjejaskan perniagaan mereka. Tetapi kerajaan negeri hairan mengapa BN dan Gerakan Pulau Pinang enggan menyokong inisiatif hijau kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang dan berdiri bersama dengan MPMA.

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Setiap Hari Tanpa Beg Plastik Percuma

Published on January 1, 2011, 9:58 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Saya berasa amat gembira kerana dapat berhimpun bersama semua hadirin pada tahun baru ini pada pagi yang bersejarah ini bagi merasmikan Majlis Pelancaran Setiap Hari Tanpa Beg Plastik dan Upacara Sambutan 100 Tan Bahan Kitar Semula Terkumpul.

Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan syabas kepada Sunway Carnival Mall, Pusat Kitar Semula ESH, TYEYO Enterprise Sdn Bhd dan semua pihak yang turut serta dalam menjayakan Majlis hari ini.

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Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng akan mengeluarkan saman malu ke atas Utusan Malaysia

Published on December 20, 2010, 4:30 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Kenyataan Akhbar oleh Cheong Yin Fan, Setiausaha Akhbar kepada Y.A.B. Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang pada 20 Disember 2010 di George Town, Pulau Pinang

Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng akan mengeluarkan saman malu ke atas Utusan Malaysia kerana mengeluarkan fitnah dan tohmahan ke atasnya dalam laporan muka depan dan rencananya hari ini. Dalam rencana di Utusan, banyak fitnah dibuat atas KM Pulau Pinang seperti tidak benarkan Perarakan Maulud, tidak benarkan Pasar Ramadan di Komtar bila ia terus berjalan dan juga bahawa telah robohkan kampung-kampung Melayu bila tidak ada sebuah kampung diroboh oleh baik KM ataupun kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang. Oleh kerana Utusan tidak memberikan hak jawab kepada Ketua Menteri, maka tidak ada pilihan lain kecuali untuk buat saman malu di mahkamah untuk dapat balik kebenaran dan keadilan. Kes saman malu ini akan diuruskan oleh peguam Karpal Singh & co.

Jelas sekali Utusan dan setengah pemimpin BN akan menggunakan isu 3R (race, religion, Raja) untuk membohongi rakyat bahawa DAP dan Ketua Menteri adalah anti-Melayu, anti-Islam dan anti-Raja. Kumpulan yang berniat jahat ini tidak dapat memberikan sebarang bukti tetapi mereka akan tetap dengan agenda bahawa DAP anti-Melayu, anti-Islam dan anti-raja untuk menjatuhkan DAP dan PR. Jelas Konvensyen PR kedua semalam begitu berjaya sehingga Utusan dan pemimpin BN menggunakan sekali lagi senjata fitnah untuk cuba sabotaj dan menjejaskan kejayaan Konvensyen PR ini, khususnya kejayaan Program 100 Hari yang memberikan faedah kepada rakyat bila PR berkuasa.

The Penang State Government would not support or allow any nuclear plant to be built in Penang

Published on December 20, 2010, 4:28 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin has just announced that Malaysia plans to build two nuclear power plants that will generate 1,000 megawatts each with the first plant ready for operation in 2021 and the second plant, a year later, as part of the overall long-term plan to balance energy supply.

DAP is very concerned about the proposal of the Ministry to build two nuclear power plants in Malaysia. The government’s decision to build a nuclear power plant has not only aroused safety and environmental concerns but also doubts over its economic necessity when Malaysia enjoys a high energy reserve margin of over 40%.
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The Penang State Government would not allow any nuclear plant to be built in Penang

Published on September 23, 2010, 1:06 am in Environment. 0 Comments

PBAPP will impose Water Conservation Surcharge for Domestic Consumers

Published on September 22, 2010, 7:14 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

Penang, 22/09/10: The cabinet has approved Water Conservation Surcharge (WCS) which will be implemented in the state of Penang from 1 November 2010 as part of the effort to encourage wise water usage and to curb water wastage among the people of Penang.

Chief Minister Y.A.B. Tuan Lim Guan Eng said Penang is the first state in the country to move towards motivating domestic consumers to use less water through WCS.

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All organisations in Penang should become “water-friendly” organisations

Published on August 10, 2010, 3:08 pm in Environment. 0 Comments

All organisations in Penang should become “water-friendly” organisations in support of Penang’s drive to promote wise water usage and cultivate a water saving society.

Chief Minister Y.A.B. Lim Guan Eng said Penang needed more water-friendly organisations because its water consumption was increasing too rapidly for a state that was highly dependent on a “shared” raw water resource – the Muda River. Both Penang and Kedah draw water from this river daily.

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