The surrounding communities had suffered the pollution caused by the existing landfill for nearly ten years. [1] [3] At the first session of 8th Haidian district committee of People’s Political Consultative Conference on 14th December 2006, 93 Society Haidian District submitted a report which confirmed the serious pollution caused by the Liulitun landfill. Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang of Haidian submitted another report which suggested that it was not suitable to construct a waste incineration power plant in Liulitun due to environmental and health risks. With the support of scholars, local residents submitted an appeal to Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau against the planned project on 29th December 2006. However, the authority didn’t deal with the local residents’ appeal seriously. [1]      Later on, the local residents filed administrative review to request State Environmental Protection Administration and Beijing municipal government to revoke Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau’s approval to the EIA report of the planned plant and the construction planning permit. They questioned the authenticity of public participation in EIA and legality of the construction planning permit. However, their appeal had not been approved by the authorities.

In January of 2007 the residents had appealed to the municipal environment protection bureau to withdraw their approval of the plant's environmental impact report. Because the project was also integral to urban planning, they were asked to file another administrative review with the district government. Their request was eventually denied on May 25. The campaign leadership encouraged homeowners to make donations for banners and voice their environmental concerns to neighboring communities. "Some 90 percent of the residents supported our campaign but only a few of them could spare the time to participate in our activities," activist Zhong Minyi explained. [5] "Luckily, one of our neighbors has a connection with Zhou Jinfeng, member of the CPPCC National Committee. In March, Zhou made a proposal on the incinerator plant at the CPPCC Plenary Session. The case was then widely covered by domestic newspapers, which helped to push our campaign forward," Zhong said. "Our campaign was aided by the enthusiasm of young residents and efficient information sharing online. We also faced great resistance from authority. Policemen came to my house twice to persuade me not to get involved in the campaign," Zhong revealed.

On June 5, the homeowners stood in uniform shirts outside the offices of SEPA, China's top environmental watchdog, demanding an interview with the director. Two days later, Pan Yue, vice director of SEPA, said at a media briefing that the incinerator's current location was unfit for use because of its proximity to both the city's drinking water source and several nearby communities. Moreover, due to its position, strong northerly winds could easily blow the plant's emissions southward and into other parts of the city. On June 12, SEPA publicly announced the suspension of plant construction and advised the municipal government to better listen to public opinions and gather more experts to assess the project's potential environmental impact.  "The campaign is not over. We have to be vigilant for the revival of the incinerator," Zhong said.

The support of Zhou Jinfeng, member of the CPPCC National Committee was crucial. His motion to stop the construction of the planned plant at the CPPCC conference had caused widespread report of the media since April 2007. [3] The activists also organized public campaigns in the surrounding communities. [1] On 5th June 2007 which is World Environment Day, dozens of homeowners living around the planned sitting of the incinerator had launched a collective petition to SEPA. On 7th June 2007, SEPA stated that the construction of Liulitun incineration plant should be postponed until it had been further demonstrated by Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau. [1] In 2010, the planned Liulitun waste incineration power plant was relocated to Dagong village, Sujiatuo town, Haidian district. [4]

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