As shown, I estimate that the proposed project at the Port of Calhoun, as envisioned by Max Midstream, will result in a global increase of 19 to 33 million metric tons of CO2e annually from… Read More »Potential greenhouse gas emissions associated with the deepening of Matagorda Ship Channel
Formosa Plastics is a core part of Taiwan’s economy, netting almost US$3 billion in profits last year. However, protestors around the world are coming to the plastic giant’s doorstep, to hold Formosa accountable for its… Read More »Video: Vietnam’s Lawsuit against Formosa Plastics
ABC News’ groundbreaking investigation looks into how well the U.S. plastic bag recycling system is working, and how communities are impacted by nearby landfills and incinerators.
Letter to the Editor: Marine Safety for All The February 23 edition of the Port Lavaca Wave highlighted concerns of the Matagorda Bay Pilots Association, who favor a now-withdrawn decision to widen and deepen the… Read More »Letter to the Editor: Marine Safety for All
Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project – Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Open House The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will issue a Notice of Intent on June 2, 2023, opening the scoping input period… Read More »Matagorda Bay Dredging Project Army Corps Open House June 7th
Coalition from Gulf Coast Travel to Taiwan to confront Formosa Plastics Photo Credit : Rise St. James May 30, 2023 Video from protest : Taiwan Plus Press Release Formosa Plastics is Taiwan’s shame, victims of… Read More »Formosa Shareholder Meeting in Taipei 2023
Global Environmental Assessments and Response pushed a report of plastic pellet released from Formosa Plastics Point Comfort into Cox Creek. Many photos of pellets are provided. Full Cox Creek Water Monitoring Report
Though I have never met everyone on this email distribution list, I do know that we are grouped together through a mutual bond of conserving and protecting our natural environment by ensuring clean air and… Read More »Stop SB 471 and keep the right to report pollution
Photo Credit: Reuters The Formosa steel plant disaster was an environmental disaster that occurred in April 2016 in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam. The disaster was caused by the release of toxic chemicals from the Formosa… Read More »Join Diane in standing up to Formosa’s environmental contamination in Vietnam
Los Angeles-based author Kirk Wallace Johnson chronicled Wilson’s efforts in his 2022 book “The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed and the Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast.” Johnson said Wilson was the most… Read More »Local environmentalist’s longtime advocacy strikes cord with community