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| Protesters block wood chip plant | Protesters block wood chip plant |
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| A group of protesters opposed to plans for two large wood burning power stations in north and south Wales have targeted a smaller existing plant. | A group of protesters opposed to plans for two large wood burning power stations in north and south Wales have targeted a smaller existing plant. |
| Police removed three people, who blocked a gate at the Western Wood biomass plant in Port Talbot and two others who climbed a chimney stack. | Police removed three people, who blocked a gate at the Western Wood biomass plant in Port Talbot and two others who climbed a chimney stack. |
| The protesters said they were drawing attention to larger plants planned for Port Talbot and Holyhead on Anglesey. | The protesters said they were drawing attention to larger plants planned for Port Talbot and Holyhead on Anglesey. |
| Western Woods said it took precautions to ensure their safety. | Western Woods said it took precautions to ensure their safety. |
| The activists, who said they were from Climate Camp Cymru, were taken away by police around 1300 BST. | The activists, who said they were from Climate Camp Cymru, were taken away by police around 1300 BST. |
| They were objecting to plans for a £400m biomass power station close to the much smaller Western Woods plant in Port Talbot. | They were objecting to plans for a £400m biomass power station close to the much smaller Western Woods plant in Port Talbot. |
| Prenergy Power has been granted a licence by Environment Agency Wales (EAW) for the project which the company said would be able to power 500,000 homes. | Prenergy Power has been granted a licence by Environment Agency Wales (EAW) for the project which the company said would be able to power 500,000 homes. |
| Construction is set to start next year. | Construction is set to start next year. |
| Anglesey Aluminium has submitted a separate application to the Department of Energy and Climate Change for a biomass plant near its smelting works on the island. | Anglesey Aluminium has submitted a separate application to the Department of Energy and Climate Change for a biomass plant near its smelting works on the island. |
| The protesters claim both would import wood from abroad and need thousands of acres of industrial tree plantations to provide the wood chip fuel. | The protesters claim both would import wood from abroad and need thousands of acres of industrial tree plantations to provide the wood chip fuel. |
| All the wood used at the Western Wood plant where the protest is taking place is sourced in the UK. | |
| The protesters said originally they planned on staying at the plant for most of Monday. | The protesters said originally they planned on staying at the plant for most of Monday. |
| Rob Goodsell claimed: "The Port Talbot and Holyhead biomass plants will require an area of dedicated biomass plantations half the size of Wales. | Rob Goodsell claimed: "The Port Talbot and Holyhead biomass plants will require an area of dedicated biomass plantations half the size of Wales. |
| "A land area this size could feed up to a third of the population of Britain. | "A land area this size could feed up to a third of the population of Britain. |
| "With the world facing serious food security issues in coming years this is crazy." | "With the world facing serious food security issues in coming years this is crazy." |
| A spokesperson for the Western Wood biomass plant said staff took "the necessary safety precautions" during the protest. | A spokesperson for the Western Wood biomass plant said staff took "the necessary safety precautions" during the protest. |