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Nuclear power not worth the risks

Tsai Ya-ying 蔡雅瀅

When Taiwan’s first and second nuclear power plants were constructed in the 1970s, the Shanjiao Fault (山腳斷層) of the Taipei Basin (台北盆地) was mistakenly believed to be dormant. However, it was recently confirmed that the fault has been active within the last 11,000 years and so it was reclassified as a Class II active fault. Also, it extends over a greater distance than was previously thought.

Breaking: Tibet continues to burn with another self-immolation

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Tamdin Dorjee's charred body lies on the ground after his self-immolation protest against China's occupation of Tibet on October 13, 2012.

DHARAMSHALA,October 13: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, yet another Tibetan has set himself on fire in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.

Tamdin Dorjee, 52, set himself on fire around 1:00 pm (local time) on October 13th Saturday in Tsoe, Kanlho region of north-eastern Tibet. Tamdin Dorjee passed away at the site of his protest.

Don’t let foxes guard hen house

Taipei Times Editorial

It’s sad to say that the best sign that you are doing something right — and well — is that the administration wants to hobble you. That appears to be the lesson learned from Premier Sean Chen’s announcement on Tuesday that the government is to review the role of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in environmental impact assessments (EIAs) of industrial development projects.

Apparently the EPA’s bureaucrats and its EIA committees are proving just too competent in protecting the environment, to the detriment of the nation’s economic development and industry.

Former VP optimistic about future anti-nuclear referendum

Taipei Times

Former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday said she was optimistic an anti-nuclear referendum in New Taipei City (新北市) would be held next year to stop the operation of the yet-to-be-completed Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in Longmen (龍門).

“The Taiwan Alliance for Green 21 is ready to submit a referendum proposal after collecting more than 16,000 signatures and is now working on the next goal of 160,000 signatures, the threshold for a referendum in New Taipei City,” Lu, founder of the alliance, said during her visit to the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) seeking support.

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