Reported by: Original Source: Source link RE-EMPLOY, the Crosshill-based social enterprise company which employs people living with multiple challenges, has just sent out an order of its new merchandise which has impressed a big local employer. The company, which is based at BRAG’s Crosshill Centre, was delighted to provide ExxonMobil’s Fife Ethylene Plant with an […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link A Fife councillor claims he and the local community have been patronised and treated with “utter contempt” by Mossmorran operators ExxonMobil over flaring at the plant. Darren Watt said communication from the company was still woefully inadequate, despite improvements over the last three years, and accused it of running […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link A council leader has come under fire for his criticism of ‘over-the-top language’ from those worried about Mossmorran flaring. Fife Council SNP co-leader David Alexander claimed the tone used was unhelpful as worries were voiced about the health impact and safety of the petrochemical complex near Cowdenbeath. © DC […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to call for an urgent inquiry into the future of a Fife chemical plant, following recent breakdowns at the site. Around 2,000 people concerned about the impact of ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran petrochemical complex near Cowdenbeath have used an online portal set up by […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link COWDENBEATH councillor Darren Watt, has ‘blasted’ ExxonMobil following their latest episode of unplanned elevated flaring last Tuesday and is demanding Scottish Government Ministers ‘stop hiding behind SEPA’ and meet with local communities to hear their thoughts and experiences first-hand. Councillor Watt said: “There was a lot of confusion early […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link Roseanna Cunningham. (Pic: John Devlin) Copyright: JPIMedia They have all signed the online email to Roseanna Cunningham, Environment Secretary, which sets out demands for immediate action to protect local communities impacted by pollution from ExxonMobil’s petrochemical plant. The plant recently re-started after a six-month shut down, and ran into […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link Fife Ethylene Plant (©: Richard Webb) Around 2,000 people have contacted the Scottish Government’s Environment Secretary to demand immediate protection for local communities affected by pollution from Mossmorran’s Fife Ethylene Plant. There are demands for Roseanna Cunningham to meet local residents to hear their concerns. An online […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link AS I write, seven sitting SNP MSPs, including two current ministers, have announced they are standing down at the Holyrood election in May 2021. For the record, they are Michael Russell, James Dornan, Bruce Crawford, Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Gail Ross and Aileen Campbell. Now seven (so far) out […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link IT’S eerily fascinating to watch our collective reactions to the global pandemic we are faced with and contrast it to our attitudes to climate change. One is personal – there’s nothing like the prospect of imminent death to focus the mind – and immediate, the other is still largely […]
Resident-led action group seeking redress from the long-term social, health and environmental impacts from the Mossmorran facilities in Central Fife operated by ExxonMobil (Fife Ethylene Plant) and Shell (Fife NGL).
