Plume Plotter

I'd never heard of Plume Plotter until a couple of weeks ago.  Then towards the start of January, I started noticing Facebook posts people had shared about the emissions from the proposed waste plants in Shelton Road and Gretton Brook Road, Corby.

From what I can see, what Plume Plotter do is look at the wind direction and speed every day, and then calculate from the size of the stack at the waste plants potentially how far the emissions will go.  They also mark on their maps what schools fall within that area, and the residential areas affected.  Take a look yourself at www.plumeplotter.com

I'm sure the developers of said plants will argue that the emissions are actually dependent on so many other factors and variables etc and try to blind us with science.

But would you rather listen to a voluntary organisation who puts this information out there to warn residents about the risks involved, or to the developers who are only interested in making profits?

The front page of the Corby Telegraph on Thursday 18th January made sobering reading.  Campaigners claim that the combined emissions from both of these plants would increase the Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) levels equivalent to an extra 8000 diesel cars driving continuously at 30mph - and that's before you factor in the fumes created by the lorries bringing waste to these plants.

The Plume Plotter spokesman said:  "Should people be concerned?  That's hard to answer.  The point of Plume Plotter is to show where the pollution is likely to fall so that people can decide for themselves.  Personally, I wouldn't want to live near one of the incinerators."

Neither do I, which is why I, and others like me, have been campaigning against them for nearly five years.

Northamptonshire County Council didn't appear to listen to the valid concerns of residents of Corby and its surrounding villages, and granted planning permission for these facilities to be built.

With the current situation at County Hall, perhaps it's time for these decisions to be looked at too?