The sun sets in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

The sun sets in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines Saturday, February 6, 2010. The local electric cooperative says there is a plan to put up a coal-fired power plant in Zamboanga City. Coal-fired units produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to heat water to produce steam. The steam, at tremendous pressure, flows into a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity. The steam is cooled, condensed back into water, and returned to the boiler to start the process over. But environmentalists say the coal-fueled plants will pollute the air and contribute to global warming. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
Trawlers get ready to head out to the open sea as the sun sets in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)