The development plan of Steam power plant of Batang, Central Java, bring protests because predicted to emit approximately 10.8 million tons of carbon – more than emissions produced by Myanmar in 2009 – and 226 pounds of mercury each year. The protests came from the local people and Greenpeace. They worry that the power plant will endanger the livelihood of 100,000 local fishermen and farmers, violated several Indonesian laws, and government use of public money on an investment of U.S. $ 4 billion on this.
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