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Tweet from JW just popped up saying,"Really positive week on all fronts, lots of progress as all the works streams start coming together."
Let's hope so, without any further delays please.
Holding firm , but, unsettled by a few recent events if I was being honest.
On the protesters focussed specifically on Brine discharge they seem to place no reliance on the very detailed reports required to satisfy DAER and obtain a Marine License, but on their own one sided internet research or hearsay.
Exactly getting the marine license is going to be based on facts and stats that JW has confirmed are all groovy. And once that's done and dusted the protesters have officially 0 legs left in their campaign
@Humpalupms There are two separate issues here. One is obtaining the licence, which should be a purely administrative decision based on provided evidence and I don't expect any negative surprises on this front. Local unrest is another one and I think it's overly optimistic to expect that it will dissipate once the licence is granted. Those people are not protesting against what they thing is illegal but against what they think is wrong, therefore legal proceedings are unlikely to influece their point of view to any significant degree. Ideally the company would find a way to ease their concerns, though I appreciate that people have learned to take any corporate communication with a bucket of salt, and some will never be convinced.
I'm pretty sure every power plant / gas storage that has been built in the history of the UK has had local protests though tbh - we just live in an age now where twitter can be spammed - isn't anything more special than all other constructions have had unless you think it is for some reason
I think INFA are trying to manoeuvre through this by doing the right thing in terms of transparency and communication, so meetings arranged for the public to ask what they want and be more informed, which is entirely right. However not holding more mass public forums which will just descend into grandstanding and the loudest being heard. They will not win with some as they don’t really want more information they just want it stopped. As you say I would imagine this will mirror the implantation of any energy/power station built anywhere
Agreed ..I do like Kibuc's reference to "a bucket of salt " made me smile --good news coming very soon !!
@Radders99 I think you're right. Mass events provide great platform for those who are primarly interested in stirring up trouble. By having meetings in small groups you're more likely to meet people who're actually keen on discussing things through, have a better chance of addressing their individual concerns and getting your point across.