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Mario Esquillo has left a new comment on post "Why build a coal plant in Subic?":

Im not really an expert....but these informations has been thought to schools in Chemistry Classes since high school up to college....all written by experts.

We listen to experts whenever we search for answers....A doctor if we are sick, a dentist if we have a tooth problem, a professional Driver to drive us, a barber to cut our hairs.... Now, why cant we listen to these experts view, since scientests are experts on this>>>

According to scientific data> When NOx and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) react in the presence of sunlight, they form photochemical smog, a significant form of air pollution, especially in the summer. Children, people with lung diseases such as asthma, and people who work or exercise outside are susceptible to adverse effects of smog such as damage to lung tissue and reduction in lung function.

We boast to promote Clean Air in our City, and we take pride of the beauty of nature in Subic Bay....

Now for the Price of producing more electricity, we are closing our eyes to this reality..... We supported Clean-Air Act and now we are trashing it, and were even penalizing our motorists whenever they exceed the required limit during the emission test (We claim that we are doing this to clean our AIR... yet here we are, about to allow A COAL FIRED-POWER PLANT in the gateway of SUBIC BAY, a plant known to be a MAJOR contributor of harmful greenhouse gases, and eventually, the destruction of NATURE, simply because according to the proponent's presentation they are claiming that >>>"The plant, it says, will have “relatively lower NOx and SOx emissions,” “reasonable generation cost” and “contribute to the local economy and promote the domestic coal industry.”

What about the KYOTO PROTOCOL....and the issue that we are exempted from it until 2012?

Can we just ignore it just because we are a third world country??? I think we all deserve to be protected from the harmful effect of these gases the same way those who are living in the first world country. Our lives are as valuable as theirs and if its dangerous for them, it is also dangerous for us, with or without the Kyoto Protocol, is it not our obligation to ensure that our next generation will be safe from the ILL Effects of Global Warming???

If we say yes to this Coal Fired plant today.....we might end-up saying sorry to our children after 10 to 20 years.....too late....

Please let us not allow this to happen...


Mario Esquillo
Council Scout Executive
James L. Gordon Council