A pipeline on the coast of the VIPs: in Monopoli there is a clash on the project
The marine skyline could change completely in a year and a half. From the golden beaches of Monopoli, a town in the lower Bari area devoted to tourism, it will be visible 500 meters from...
A new offshore buoy field is planned to be built 500 meters off the coast of Monopoli, a tourist town in southern Italy, to handle 1.5 million tons per year of biofuels, vegetable oils, and derivatives. The project, proposed by Magazzini Generali Italiani srl, a company part of the Marseglia group, involves the construction of five buoys and three docking points, connected to a coastal storage facility via a 3-kilometer pipeline.
The project has raised concerns among local citizens, who have formed a committee to oppose it, citing potential environmental and health impacts. The committee argues that the project is incompatible with the area's environmental and landscape protection, and that it has not been properly assessed.
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