Taiwan Green News

To obtain that certification, Lin said, Taipei 101 will invest NT$60 million (US$1.8 million) over the next 18-month certification process to undergo hundreds of building modifications. After the transformation is completed, Taipei 101 is estimated to save NT$20 million in...

University of Louisiana at Monroe associate professor of biology Russell Minton and a pair of his graduate students came across the flamed tigersnail, thought to no longer be found in Louisiana, by accident. The students, Erin Basiger and Casey Nolan,...

Wind farm neighbours, courts and economics are hammering away at plans to expand the industry which now provides around 3 per cent of our power but is forecast to grow to 20 per cent within the next 15 years. Wind's...

Clean water scarcity is one of the most pivotal environmental issues in the 21st century, and conflicts over water may occur in the future, Green Cross International program director Xavier Guijarro said in Taipei last Saturday. Guijarro, program director of...

Two nuclear plants were safe despite lying close to a growing earthquake fault line on Taiwan’s north coast, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday. The No.1 plant is situated in Chinshan Township and the No.2 plant in Shihmen Township,...

U.S. government scientists are launching a five-year project Thursday aimed at safeguarding the world's chocolate supply by dissecting the genome of the cocoa bean...Department of Agriculture team based in Miami, funded with more than $10 million from candy company Mars...

Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) Taiwanese fishing vessels found engaging in illegal fishing activities in international waters will face penalties that could include a revocation of their licenses, an official at the Council of Agriculture's Fisheries Administration said Saturday.

London, Nov. 20 (CNA) In a move to contribute to global wildlife conservation, Taiwan has again donated funds to Bird Life International (BLI) , a London-based organization working to protect the world's birds. Chang Siao-yue, Taiwan's representative to the United...

Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) Ruling Kuomintang Vice Chairman John Chiang met Thursday in the Chinese city of Xian with a Chinese elementary school girl who sent 20 Chinese yuan (NT$96) to help people in southern Taiwan who were affected by...