Monday, December 30, 2013

Philippines:

Geothermal-Plant Operator in Sorsogon Seeks Dialogue with Opposing Groups (Business Mirror)

A ranking executive of Summa Kumagai Inc. (SKI), which owns a multimillion-dollar geothermal project in Sorsogon, the southernmost province in Luzon, is asking groups opposed to the project for a a dialogue with them in the presence of an international third party and provide SKI with enough time to discuss its side.

SKI President and CEO Alberto D. Altura said in a statement on December 26, “We want to sit down with [those opposed to the project] to dialogue with us and have the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to observe,” he said, noting that the anti-geothermal groups can bring the organizations that fund their protests.

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