Sir, I wasn’t surprised to see a letter from the Chair of Burntisland Community Council, Alex MacDonald rushing to the defence of ExxonMobil. Mr MacDonald has been a notable long time apologist for the corporation. What is shocking though is Mr MacDonald’s complete dismissal of over 900 complaints to SEPA, over 300 reports submitted to […]
Mossmorran Action Group is organising a protest at Fife House as it urges councillors to put aside party political differences and support a motion calling for an independent investigation into the environmental, health and social impacts of Mossmorran’s operations. The Group is asking demonstrators to wear gas masks and to meet outside Fife House from […]
SEPA have never used their full legal powers against Exxon-Mobil for operational failures and environmental damage because they judged that the operator was putting in place robust best-available techniques (BAT) for preventing emissions and impacts on the environment. The current catastrophic failure of the plant shows the BAT process isn’t fit for purpose. SEPA should […]
SEPA’s report is very welcome, particularly the recognition that “the impact of unplanned flaring from Mossmorran last year was both preventable and unacceptable”. SEPA is clear the flaring was down to a lack of maintenance by the operators which must raise questions about the overall safety of the plant. The operators plainly put profit before […]
Once again communities find themselves facing an unspecified period of exceptional industrial pollution, with all the disrupted sleep, stress and worry this always creates. For all the fine words from the operators and politicians, no one is being held accountable for this aging plant’s increasingly faulty operation. People don’t trust the monitoring of health and […]
“Residents have been reporting the impacts they face, from frightened children, distressed pets, fear and anxiety, chemical smells, sleep deprivation caused by excessive noise and vibration, skin and eye irritation, and breathing difficulties. For the operator to assert that there is ‘no danger to local communities’ when neighbours are plainly suffering from ill effects shows […]
“Sepa has a statutory responsibility to investigate and fine companies that breach their license permits. In order to safeguard any action it might take against the operators from legal challenge, Sepa is obliged to build as robust a case as possible against ExxonMobil and Shell. If Sepa were to release the report before investigations are […]
Mossmorran Action Group has called a public meeting in response to widespread public concern about recent extended flaring at Mossmorran. The recent emergency flaring lasted for 9 days, and caused light, noise and air pollution which gave rise to scores of complaints by local residents to multiple agencies as well as extensive comment on social […]
A local community group from Lochgelly has been in discussions with individuals, voluntary groups, Fife Council and SEPA to establish an independent citizen-led Mossmorran Action Group. James Glen from Loch of Shining Waters says: “Our board members have been working with individuals in Auchtertool and Lochgelly, and reaching out to residents in the Cowdenbeath and […]
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).
