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How can locally oriented campaigns contribute to global rejection of petrochemical expansion?

zoefriese

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I love Changhua, I don't want petrochemical industry: A painted wall in Taixi Village, Taiwan

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Transnational Alliances: What barriers (logistical, cultural, historical, imagined) may limit the creation of international activist alliances against Formosa Plastics Group?

Linking messages of community pride with political opposition to intrusion by petrochemical companies has interesting implications for collaborations across communities. Does this message enable partnerships in other regions and nations, and what is its relationship to the not-in-my-backyard/NIMBY mentality? How may it be interpreted in differing cultural and language contexts?

TS: Grain Elevator Fight

tschuetz

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Whitney Plantation

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TECHNO: What industries and infrastructure have produced anthropocenics in this setting? What infrastructure has been built in response? How, for example, has energy transition and climate change adaptation been pursued?

In March 2021, the company Greenfield Louisiana LLC has proposed to build a new grain elevator, and has received air pollution permits. The project has raised concerns about grain dust emissions (Parker 2021). Further, Joy Banner, co-owner of the Fee-Fo Lay Cafe has pointed out the grain terminal's adverse effects on predominantly Black neighborshoods and nearby cultural heritage sites, including the Whitney Plantation.