Coal-Based Power Plant

Free Energy From Malaysian Politicians

By harnessing the hot air that politicians are so fond and used to pouring forth every day ... and directing it to wind farms or mobile miniature steam turbines, I feel Malaysians can enjoy almost free electricity.

And Maybe We Can Even Export all the excess electricity that is bound to be produced - what with all the verbal diarrhea of our 'talented' politicians.

Though production of hot air does not come under the purview or terms of reference of the elected Assemblymen and Members of Parliament - Malaysians have a right to use their hot air profitably as the politicians are being paid by taxpayers.

This might be one way that Malaysians can get their money's worth from useless politicians who do nothing but talk, talk and talk ... and when there's a project with handsome 'fringe benefits', they gild it with hullabaloo and shove it down the citizens' throat.

With such free electricity available the politicians might be hard-pressed to justify their decisions if they turn to sources of energy that serves their pockets better than the needs of the citizens.

SM Muthu

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Coal-Based Power Plant

Datuk Raymond Tan's Idea Welcome BUT ...

I REFER to Datuk Raymond Tan's statement on setting up a special committee to study the coal-powered plant in Sandakan.

Tan's statement may bring relief to concerned and worried citizens of Sandakan. It is indeed caring of him to respond to the problems of the people. But due to his busy schedule and workload he may have overlooked the main issue - the right source of power.

It's difficult to gauge neutrality but a reasonably neutral committee to study the issue would, indeed, be good. But we must proceed sincerely and intelligently without vested interest or attempt to protect a decision that has already been made.

And to save the government money and time and any possible future finger-pointing of criminal negligence at the State Government, the committee appointed must study the various means of power generation and problems associated with them. Special consideration must be given to the issues of health and global warming.

The committee's main term of reference should be "What is the best source of power Generation for Sabah?"

The committee must understand our Federal Government's stand on global warming and also have a knowledge of Local Agenda 21 which empowers the local population, particularly youths, on decision making with regard to local development.

Let us not jump into coal blindly. Research shows that coal emits 80 percent more carbon per unit of energy than gas. And coal brings untold miseries in terms of health.

(Contrary to what is made out to be, there is a choice.)Here in Sabah, we have an abundance of gas. So, why should we be pulled by the nose by TNB who may have decided on coal for reasons best known only to Tan Sri Leo Moggie?

TNB has many good professionals but as employees they may be job-bound to go along with decisions made by businessmen and top officials.

But our State Cabinet has wise and considerate members and more than that - an electorate-given duty to protect the people of Sabah from any negative projects or development.

I hope and pray the final decision will benefit the people of Sabah and the Environment.


SM Muthu.