The implementation of the CPC Corporation’s third terminal of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Taoyuan, Taiwan has been met with public opposition since its approval by the Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government back in 2018. Until today, protests still mar proceedings, with local environmentalists widely criticising the DPP for not prioritising the threat to marine ecosystems off shore.
This week the dispute has fired up yet again, with opposition legislators of the Kuomintang (KMT) urging the government to halt the project’s construction after a referendum petition, initiated by the Algal Reefs Alliance last year, succeeded in raising upwards of…
Who’s responsible for ditching dirty palm oil? We all are, but the lobbyists don’t want us to. Here’s why.
When we think about the devastating effects of climate change, current and future, it’s easy to feel so helpless as to want to forget. Am I to blame? Are my cheap light bulbs accelerating the destruction of our ecosystem? Is my carbon footprint the only lasting impact I’ll have on this planet? Was that packet of Chili Heatwave Doritos I ate responsible for the fiery deaths of tens of baby orang-utans? As I brush the last cloying, guilt-laden crumbs from my — for all I know — sweat-shop-made t-shirt onto the floor of my nicely heated apartment, I think to…
Laura Tucker
Creative freelancer and opinionated self-sabotager. Loves the environment, hates Christmas and consumerism. See her work at LessEvolved.com
