Introduction
Activists protest digging up of shrubs
By Vincent Y. Chao
STAFF REPORTER
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010, Page 4
A mechanical digger stands near the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, where a large number of juniper shrubs are being dug up as part of a beautification project. The project has provoked strong protests from environmental groups.
PHOTO: CNA
Environmental activists and local residents gathered in front of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall yesterday morning to express their outrage over a beautification project by the memorial’s management.
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NO TO NUCLEAR POWER: The demonstrators also protested a proposal to extend the operating life of the Jinshan nuclear power plant by 20 years
By Vincent Y. Chao
STAFF REPORTER
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009, Page 2
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Executive Yuan yesterday to urge the government to focus on the creation of renewable energy instead of relying on nuclear power.
The group, led by officials from the Green Party and the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union (TEPU), demanded the government scrap a proposal to extend the operating life of Jinshan (金山) nuclear power plant as well as plans to build a fourth plant.
Taipei, Dec. 7 (CNA) Taiwan and China may soon open a new front in their efforts to cement bilateral ties, as talks on cooperation on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could be in the works, Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Minister Stephen Shu-hung Shen said Monday.
Taipei Times Groups pan EPA's carbon plan
CARBON TRADING: Activists said the government's proposal would only benefit speculators while diverting attention from proven methods such as emission taxes
By Vincent Y. Chao
STAFF REPORTER
Tuesday, Dec 08, 2009, Page 2
“If a forest is bulldozed in Taiwan while saplings are planted in nearby countries, how does this help us?”
— Herlin Hsieh, of the Taiwan Watch Institute
TAIPEI, Tajiwan -- An old camphor tree over 70 years old in Taipei City was saved by a group of students of the National Taiwan University and nearby residents Saturday when a land developer was about to clear it from a piece of land in order to start the construction of an apartment building.
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