United Kingdom: Green light for power plant that will produce energy from waste

Guardian: A 60MW energy-from-waste plant in Cheshire backed by Tata Chemicals and E.ON has been given government approval on Tuesday following a year-long public inquiry. A Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) statement confirmed the inquiry recommended consent be given for the construction of the £250m plant at Lostock, Northwich, after taking into account concerns around its potential health and visual impacts, as well the implications for traffic safety and the local environment. "It is...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/02/energy-waste-plant-green-light