Accusations that Taiwanese fishing vessels violate international laws are back in the news after a report by the UK-based Environmental Justice Foundation that Taiwanese fishing vessels have been killing dolphins as bait to lure in sharks to capture them for their fins...
On the evening of Thanksgiving 2018, about 40 animal liberation activists gathered in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York to hold vigil. The below freezing point temperature, frigid wind, and snow did not deter the activists...
After the referendum on nuclear energy held concurrently with nine-in-one elections on November 24th, shifts in Taiwan’s treatment of nuclear energy-related issues are likely to take place. The referendum called for the overturning of current provisions in the law which stipulate that Taiwan is to be nuclear-free by 2025...
The third televised debate on nuclear energy took place on November 12th, with Huang Shih-hsiu (黃士修), the initiator of the referendum on whether Taiwan should remove legal provisions for Taiwan to be nuclear-free by 2025, faced off against Hung Shen-han of the Green Citizen Action Alliance. The debate quite directly reveals how the KMT has been a major force in pushing for the referendum...
Matters of justice remain unresolved for members of the Daguan Community facing eviction, as observed in a recent incident in which Daguan Community members and supportive youth activists were detained by police after a protest...
On June 21st, 2018, with Intro No 936, New York City officially joins the movement in an attempt to ban single-use plastic straws, spearheaded by Council Member Espinal with the support of a coalition of business leaders, activists, and environmental organizations. Given public discussion in Taiwan regarding an upcoming ban on plastic straws, we might take a look at this in comparison...
Demonstrations by two-stroke scooters owners as well as recent controversy regarding plastic straws illustrate some of the difficulties facing efforts to introduce environmental legislation in Taiwan. As with elsewhere in the world, efforts at environmental legislation will meet resistance when they infringe upon long-held social habits...
