Minister of Economic Affairs JW Kuo came under fire earlier this month for a proposal that Taiwan solves its issues with power shortages by purchasing power from neighboring countries, such as Australia, the Philippines, or Singapore, and transporting the power to Taiwan by boat or undersea cable...
Plans to build what will be Taiwan’s largest energy storage facility led to protests earlier this month from local residents, given concerns about safety...
Several thousand demonstrated in Taichung against growing problems of air pollution in Taiwan today. According to varying estimates, between 5,000 to 9,000 were in attendance, but despite the size of the protest, the demonstration was less reported on by media due to taking place outside of Taipei. This is ironic, given that the focus of the demonstration was in many ways on problems of pollution as facing urban areas outside of Taipei, and on redistributing political power in a more even manner across Taiwan...
Anger has broken out in Taiwan over growing industrial pollution from coal-burning power plants, given the severe haze that swept across northern Taiwan on Wednesday. However, it still remains to be seen how to address problems of growing air pollution in Taiwan while still meeting Taiwan's energy needs in an environmentally-friendly manner...