Local artists protest coal plant

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

KRABI: Twenty artists gathered at Krabi Provincial Hall to stage a peaceful protest on Thursday morning against a coal power plant slated to be built in the Nua Khlong District.

Vasan Sitthiket, an artist and activist who is part of the group, painted landscapes depicting how locals in the area would be affected by the plant. 

“We went to the area that will be a coal plant and painted 26 pictures of people’s lives in Baan Laemhin,” he said. “We showed those paintings to the government so they can at least see how beautiful it is and realize how the coal plant construction will impact it.”

“We strongly believe that once the plant is built, the area will lose all its natural beauty and locals’ lives will be negatively affected,” he added.

 

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Tempted to say "NIMBY".  Everyone wants electricity, so maybe fill the coastline with windmills, but oops that would spoil the natural views.  OK maybe have several hundred rai covered in solar panels, but oops that would ruin the scenery.  Solution !  build a nuclear power station, but oooops !!!