Environmentalists Call for End to Coal Use at Taichung Power Plant
Environment groups are calling for an end to the use of coal at the Taichung Power Plant in central Taiwan, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the world.
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00:00 Environmental groups are calling for an end to coal at a power plant in central Taiwan.
00:05 People near the area say pollution from Taichung power plant is spreading and making their
00:10 lives unbearable.
00:11 "I can't see the mountains because of the bad air.
00:12 I have allergies and it's itching.
00:13 I want to leave this place."
00:14 Environmental groups are calling for an end to coal at a power plant in central Taiwan.
00:15 People near the area say pollution from Taichung power plant is spreading and making their
00:16 lives unbearable.
00:17 "I can't see the mountains because of the bad air.
00:18 I have allergies and itching.
00:19 I want to leave this place."
00:20 Environmental groups are calling for an end to coal at a power plant in central Taiwan.
00:21 People near the area say pollution from Taichung power plant is spreading and making their
00:22 lives unbearable.
00:23 "I can't see the mountains because of the bad air.
00:24 I have allergies and itching.
00:30 I want to leave this place."
00:31 The protests follow a report from environmental groups in central Taiwan.
00:35 They found that high levels of cancer-causing PM2.5 emitted from the Taichung plant have
00:40 spread across the country.
00:43 Protesters are now calling on local politicians and candidates in Taiwan's upcoming elections
00:47 to end the use of coal at a plant in four years.
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