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

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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? 

FPG's Beginnings: Ox-drawn Cart of PVC Resin

This replica is a display in the Formosa Plastics Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. It depicts the original ox-drawn cart that the company first used in the 1950s to transport PVC resin.

Ox-drawn cart of PVC resin

Portrait of Founder Wang

This is a portrait of Wang Yang-ching (王永慶), founder of Formosa Plastics Group, displayed in the Formosa Plastics Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. 

Portrait of Founder Wang found in Formosa Plastics Museum

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One argument presented is that public engagement in technical decisions can lead to great vigilance and confidence in emergency preparedness and that decisions governing technologies should not be left to the scientist. There is benefit in including lay people and STS scholars. This also includes public awareness about emergency response instead of one elite governing body controlling what is best for the public. Nuclear emergency responses must be transparent.