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W4B’s new application to allow them to burn diesel from tyres could bring their palm oil power plans one step closer: Please object today! 15 May 2013 | 08:11 pm
W4B has had planning permission to build a biofuel – likely palm oil – power station in Portland since January 2010. So far they have been unable to finance such a plant – perhaps because investors ha...
W4B – Tired Old Tricks 18 Mar 2013 | 02:32 am
When W4B submitted plans to build a power station at Portland Port, they declared that their primary fuel would be palm oil – an odd choice for a company claiming to be green. Palm oil has a reputatio...
Oil Spill Brings Dangers of Planned Biofuel Power Station Close to Home 2 Feb 2013 | 08:02 pm
Scenes of birds washing up on our beaches covered in oil is a cruel irony to us as a group who have campaigned tirelessly for 3 years to stop a biofuel power station from being built at Portland Port....
Stop The ROCs 31 Jan 2013 | 09:33 pm
There is still time to stop subsidies for biofuel power stations in Britain, but we have to act now! If you’re already aware of the issues, then you can skip straight to the What can we do about it se...
URGENT ACTION – W4B GETTING READY TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF PALM OIL POWER STATION AT PORTLAND PORT 17 Oct 2012 | 02:21 pm
W4B Portland, the company behind plans for a biofuel power station at Portland Port, are running out of time to begin construction. In January 2010 they were given permission to build a power station ...
NOPE’S OLYMPIC AMBITIONS 28 May 2012 | 09:44 pm
New Logo and Appeal for Legacy of Protection for Portland No Oil Palm Energy (NOPE), who have been campaigning against plans for a biofuel power station at Portland Port since permission was granted ...
Groups Call On Government To Stop Subsidies for Bioenergy 13 Jan 2012 | 02:59 am
NOPE add their name to an open letter to government from 81 international groups: Stop subsidising deforestation and land-grabbing for biomass and bioliquid electricity Open letter to the UK and Sco...
URGENT: PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY TO STOP SUBSIDIES FOR BIOENERGY 5 Jan 2012 | 03:07 am
We only have until 12 January to respond to a government consultation on the level of subsidy given to bioenergy projects such as as the biofuel power station at Portland Port, and numerous other biof...
No ROCs for Biofuel! 21 Oct 2011 | 09:33 am
After much delay, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have launched their consultation over the future levels of subsidy being given to biofuel and biomass energy generation. The consul...
Protest against subsidies for bioenergy, London, 22nd October 4 Oct 2011 | 02:43 am
Where: DECC – Department of Energy & Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, SW1A 2AW. Nearest tube stations, Embankment & Charing Cross. When: Saturday 22nd October, 12.00 noon Who is the protest for? ...
