Archive for the 'Energy resources' Category

“Someone” is dam upset in Sarawak

“Someone” appears to have had his feathers ruffled in Sarawak. Apparently, this “someone” in Sarawak is upset with “someone” in Penang - apparently an activist who has hit out at the 12 more dams in the pipeline in Sarawak. (Hmm, I wonder who that could be…)
See: It’s madness: nuclear plan, 12 dams, undersea cables
Anyway, this [...]

Speaker praises PKR back-bencher Sim’s speech

PKR back-bencher Sim Tze Tzin (Batu Uban Pantai Jerejak) has delivered a visionary speech in the Penang State Assembly that received praise from the Speaker.
Speaker Abdul Halim Hussain described Sim’s speech as people-centric, reports theSun today.
Sim made several suggestions to promote sustainable urban development including those which this blog has been advocating:

Floods in July: Ecological disaster in Sibu?

Sarawak Voice sent in this comment which I thought I should highlight:
Talk about the dams in Sarawak? Hmm, apparently it seems that the government created an ecological disaster! My hometown is in Sibu, Sarawak (at the delta of the Mighty Rejang River) (and you) can clearly see the effects (of) logging, jungle clearing and hydro [...]

It’s madness: nuclear plant, 12 dams, undersea cables

What on earth are our energy planners thinking of?
First of all, we have 40 per cent reserve capacity in the peninsula. TNB is now paying capacity charges for electricity it buys from the independent power producers which it doesn’t need.
Then, there is the plan to transmit a huge chunk of the electricity from the Bakun [...]

LIVE: Anwar vs Shabery in the Great Oil Price Debate

Anwar and Shabery shake hands at the end of the debate. So what do you think? Who was the more convincing? Respond to the poll on the sidebar.
2151: Why don’t you give your ideas without talk of changing government, Dato Seri?
Anwar: If they accept our suggestion, we will support them. In Feb 2006, after an [...]