Greenpeace Takes on Taiwan’s Biggest Environmental Problems
The international non-profit advocacy group Greenpeace (綠色和平) is spearheading several major environmental campaigns across Taiwan, working to issue in major systematic shifts that will reduce Taiwan’s carbon emissions and ecological pollution. Chih-An Lee, the project manager of Greenpeace’s energy team, says that human activity has already devastated Taiwan’s ecosystems. “We’ve see many ecological system collapse...Continue reading
Kaohsiung Launches Driverless Electric Bus
Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu is launching Taiwan’s first driverless electric bus. Imported from France with some components assembled here in Taiwan, the bus will ply city streets this October for the Eco-Mobility Festival, when all gas burning vehicles will be barred from Kaohsiung’s historic Hamaxing neighborhood. Kaohsiung Deputy mayor Hsu Li-ming says the mini...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: That escalated quickly!
Listen to the broadcast Friday June 17th during the 8 o’clock hour on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. We discuss the ongoing China Airlines strike, which has managed to attract activists of many stripes, the controversial transitional justice bill...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Sparking interest for electric vehicles in Taiwan
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! David Edward Lane of the Taiwan Electric Vehicles Association joins the show to make the case for broader adoption of electric vehicles in Taiwan. Meanwhile … apropos of the above conversation, Chiayi City is moving forward with its...Continue reading
Taiwan This week: Spy vs. Guy
Listen to the broadcast Friday April 15th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100 or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. On this show, ICRT News and guests discuss a long list of the week’s top stories including the controversial Kenya deportations,...Continue reading
Taipei’s Xingtian Temple Goes Green, Bans Incense Burning
In an effort to save resource and help protect the environment, Taipei’s Xingtian Temple has announced that it will remove its large incense burner and stop offering tables starting tomorrow. The decision was made in line with rapid changes in the environment and the increasingly serious global warming – trends that temple managers said remind...Continue reading
Eco Film Festival to be held in Taiwan Starting Today
An annual eco film festival will hold more than 5,200 screenings of documentaries around Taiwan starting today, to promote the importance of ecological conservation. The Forestry Bureau, which is jointly organizing the festival with the National Central Library, made the announcement Monday. The festival, to run until October 19, will screen 40 documentaries about Taiwan’s...Continue reading
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