Facebook bid to halt Leith energy plant
RESIDENTS of Leith have launched a Facebook campaign against plans for a £360 million biomass plant.
Opposition is growing to Forth Energy's plans for the giant renewable energy facility, which will include a smoke-stack up to 100 metres high.
Developers say the plant will provide local jobs and help Scotland meet ambitious renewable energy targets, but a coalition of local groups is planning to fight the plans.
Now locals have formed the "Leith against the Biomass Plant Campaign" on Facebook, hoping to stop the proposal.
The concerns come after leading councillors, including city leader Jenny Dawe, highlighted their problems with the plans.
The plant has been earmarked for a site just 400 metres from homes by Forth Energy – a joint venture between Forth Ports and Scottish and Southern Energy.
Due for completion by early 2015 if it wins approval, the development will involve demolition of a B-listed grain silo and the erection of a highly visible chimney.
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