Greenpeace hails İzmir for ecology commitment
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İZMİR - Drawing attention to the dangers caused by thermal power plants that use coal, Greenpeace Mediterranean General Director Dr. Uygar Özemsi said İzmir Metropolitan Municipality’s study on geothermal energy had set an example for future energy use.
Özemsi, attending a symposium on "Damage of Thermal Power stations to Agriculture and the Environment," drew attention to four thermal power plants using coal that were to be built in the Aliağa and Çiğli districts.
People disturbed
"People living in these districts are very disturbed by these new thermal power stations. İzmir has rich natural resources in terms of solar energy, geothermal energy and wind power. If the government wants to invest in energy, they should invest in these natural resources. The study conducted by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality on geothermal energy is a very good example of energy sources we should defend."
Özesmi stated that as the Kyoto Protocol had recently been approved by Turkey’s Parliament, the country would face environmental burdens after 2012 and Turkey had to avoid thermal power plants that use coal.