THE British government and Pembrokeshire County Council could break European law if they support plans to import 100 million tonnes of orimulsion fuel into Wales, claim environmentalists.
Orimulsion is an emulsion of bitumen and water which is extracted from the Orinoco delta in Venezuela. On 29 July, Pembrokeshire County Council is due to consider an application by Milford Haven Port Authority to build a jetty to import the fuel for use in a quayside power station. Meanwhile, National Power is asking the Department of Trade and Industry for permission to convert the station to orimulsion. The station is currently in mothballs but used to burn heavy fuel oil.
The jetty is on an estuary which has been proposed as a Special Area for Conservation, a European designation for valuable natural habitats, because of its breeding population of rare grey seals. Friends of the Earth (FOE) argues that giving the green ...
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