Project: Formosa Plastics Global Archive
The Formosa Plastics Global Archive supports a transnational network of people concerned about the operations of the Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of the world's largest petrochemical
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It appears that the funding for the development came from Nanyang Techonological University in Singapore. The system is maintained and kept current by numerous international volunteers who contribute content.
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There was not a bibliography in this report.
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"The 'disaster investigation,' ... actually emerges as a hard-fought contest to define the moment in politics and society, in technology and culture." (page 1).
"[Answers about the World Trade Center] were not reassuring, or especially enlightening answers." (page 16)
"... so many players appeared guildty that none could be singled out for punishment." (page 16)
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The argument is supported by the use of anecdotal evidence from immigrants, discussion of the relevant laws and their impacts, and an examination of several case studies of specific immigrants moving through the system.
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The author found information on numerous US governmental websites and those websites of NGOs and the UN. The author also appears to have conducted interviews with people knowledgeable about the situation in Haiti.
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Users enter summaries of articles onto the website as well as replies on articles. Users also enter anti-spam information, email addresses, their names, and websites they may be associated with.
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MSF is focused on providing aid where aid is needed, thus the name "Doctors without Borders." They don't care what the policital or socioeconomic status is in a region, they'll provide aid no matter what. They're also able to provide their own funding rather than relying upon that of local governments.
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I looked into each of the disasters mentioned in the article to find out more about them. I had not heard of the theater fire or boiler explosion before, and found those very interesting.
A report by environemntal advocate Xavier Sun that documents water pollution at outfalls around the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex through the collection of plastic pellets ("nurdles").