2019/08/30 |
International Day of the Disappeared: CCP Is the Worst Offender of the Year
On the International Day of the Disappeared, China is seen as the worst perpetrator of state-sanctioned enforced disappearances this year.
2018/04/17 |
BOOK REVIEW: 'Shenzhen Zen: A Decade of Life, Love and Misadventure'
Justin Mitchell's new book is dirty, witty and deeply personal.
2018/01/03 |
Saving Taiwan's Forests from the Treetops
One project aims to spread awareness of the sheer size of Taiwan's highland trees.
2017/12/20 |
Is Bitcoin Killing the Planet?
Dreaming of Bitcoin hitting US$1 million? Then think twice about the energy implications and the future of your planet.
2017/12/06 |
Could a Fukushima-style Nuclear Accident Happen in Taiwan?
The government's target date for phasing out nuclear by 2025 could not come soon enough.
2017/11/22 |
Don't Let Taiwan Draw the Short Straw on Sustainability
Regulating single-use straws would put Taiwan on the map for having advanced environmental policy ahead of any other country in the region.
2017/11/08 |
The New Instagram Feed Spotlighting Mass Extinctions
People are killing off vast numbers of species all around the world; but no one is talking about it. Maybe a new Instagram feed devoted to the topic will help.
2017/10/25 |
Will Taiwan’s New Plastic Bag Ban Work?
Taiwanese use more than 700 plastic bags per person per year; recycling is not the answer; much better to use other kinds of long-lasting containers; and special compost areas for biodegradable bags would be a good place to start.
2017/10/12 |
Nano this Plastic Should Be in Our Water
For the first in a regular bi-weekly series on the environment in Taiwan, Green Bulletin interviews the policy head of the Taipei American School's team as they prepare to solve Taiwan's nanoplastic problems for iGEM, a world-leading student synthetic biology competition.
2017/08/02 |
BOOK REVIEW: 'Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy to a City'
'Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy for a City' spans five decades, two husbands, a dozen other lovers, a handover to the Motherland, the dementia of the author's mother and the death of her father.
2016/10/08 |
BOOK REVIEW: The People’s Republic of Control
A review of Stein Ringen’s ‘The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century’