Greenpeace said the uptake of coal-fired technology was not the solution to the `looming power crisis` in Mindanao, as it urged government to reconsider its renewable energy options. `Coal is the worst answer to the Mindanao power situation,` Beau Baconguis, Greenpeace program manager for the Philippines, said in a statement. `It`s a short-term, short-sighted solution. It will compromise the island`s agricultural productivity, cause health problems for nearby communities, and will also lead to water shortages in the future,` she said. Greenpeace reiterated its appeal to President Benigno Aquino III to `usher in` clean, green renewable energy and reject harmful coal plants. The environment group`s call came amid reports of an impending power crisis in Mindanao, based on a study released last week by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
