Will a 20-Year-Old Forest be Chopped Down to Produce Solar Power?

County Highway 185 in Pingtung is nestled in a sea of greenery that has enticed countless tourists. Taiwan Sugar Corporation spent twenty years nurturing this swath of woodland. Now, they are said to be cutting part of it down to make room for solar power plants. From planting trees to felling them, what does it mean for the surrounding countryside?

Post COVID-19, Time to Make Peace with Our Earth

The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest warning sign that the balance between humanity and the environment is out of kilter. But it also provides an opportunity to set things right, including in Taiwan, and the time for action is now.

Activist Mothers in Hsinchu Fight for Clean Water – Do Microchips Matter More than People?

Are you filtering your water or even buying bottled water for drinking and cooking? Why does clean water, safe for human consumption, remain a luxury for many in Taiwan? Eager to find out why their local water source, the Touqian River, is so polluted, a group of activist mothers from Hsinchu went trekking upstream, discovering an overflowing landfill, industrial wastewater effluents and badly mismanaged water rights.

How Can Solar Power Arrays Co-exist with Nature?

Installing renewable power systems in pristine environments has often sparked controversy, but the concept may still have a future if the stakeholders are committed to a common good, as a solar energy project in Chiayi County is showing.

Bye Bye Black Smoke and Diesel Odors

How Taichung Got the Greenest Bus System

Silent, emission-free electric buses have quietly become the new normal in Taichung, once notorious for its dirty public transport. Taiwan’s second-largest city used a mix of measures to turn the public bus system around. Today, Taichung has the highest number of electric city buses, encouraging neighboring Changhua County to follow suit.