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7 February 2012 Early this morning concerned locals occupied threatened ancient oak trees at the proposed site for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point near Bridgwater in Somerset . One of the tree occupiers said of their action - “We're here to stop work on this criminal development and to protect the ancient trees that are surrounded by a special conservation area but mysteriously excluded from it “ The protest was precipitated by last week's revelation in a report by Unlock Democracy and the Association for Conservation of Energy entitled ‘A Corruption of Governance?' The report reveals in detail how MPs and Parliament based their decision to support new nuclear power stations on false information and half truths. Katy Attwater, spokesperson for Stop Hinkley said. “Our understanding of the Deed of Planning Obligations was that EdF had to fulfil the first three phases of their obligations before they could start site preparation. This has not been done yet they are already starting to cut down ancient oak trees. The removal of trees and hedgerows was clearly described in their planning application as part of site preparation. |
6 February 2012 All work on Hinkley Point C nuclear power station must be halted Stop Hinkley campaigners are highlighting the significance of the report, ‘A Corruption of Governance?' in relation to Électricité de France's ( EdF) new nuclear build project, Hinkley Point C, in Somerset . Katy Attwater, Stop Hinkley's spokesperson, said: "This scrupulously researched report shows that two of the National Policy Statements, EN-1 and EN-6 2 , approved by Parliament, are based on false information and the public has no alternative but to deem them invalid. MPs have, likewise, no alternative but to consider them fraudulent, re-open the debate and bring those responsible for this corruption to account.
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