ESG PETITION CHIEF MINISTER
June 8th, 2011
Pictures courtesy of Jim Watt. PETITION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER – GIBRALTAR GOVERNMENT 8th June 2011 WASTE OIL TREATMENT PLANT ABLAZE The Environmental Safety Group today submits a petition to the Chief Minister to present legitimate environmental and public health concerns resulting from the accident which took place at the Western […]
ESG WELCOMES CHIEF MINISTER COMMENTS ON VIABILITY OF WASTE OIL TREATMENT PLANT
June 7th, 2011
The ESG very much welcomes the Chief Minister’s comments last week on Radio Gibraltar and GBC on the viability of the waste oil treatment plant in Gibraltar. This follows our belief that the oil industry is incompatible with the tourism industry in Gibraltar due to our very small size and our inability to have these […]
ESG Reacts to Major Port Fire 1st Jun 2011
June 1st, 2011
The ESG believes Gibraltar needs to take on board lessons from yesterday’s major fire at Western Arm where Nature Port Reception Facility (NPRF) Plant, previously known as SLOP Oil, then Sort Oil, blazed for over 15 hours producing a toxic plume which for the main, was fortunately blown away from residential areas. This is […]
NORTH MOLE FIRE
June 1st, 2011
Photo courtesy T Finlayson In what has shocked the Gibraltar community a tank at the Waste Oil processing plant based at the Western Arm yesterday exploded when apparently being worked on by a contractor. The immediate impacts from the explosion were felt mainly by those closest to the plant, ie the workmen and businesses located […]
RADIO BROADCAST 130511 (delayed)
May 28th, 2011
ESG Radio Broadcast 13th May 2011 Today’s radio broadcast will focus on four separate issues: The first is to refer you to this week’s publication of an exciting new report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, otherwise known as the IPCC. The reports authors underline the significant future role in cutting greenhouse gas […]
