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Chang Kow-lung
張國龍
Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration
In office
8 June 2005 – 20 May 2007
Preceded byChang Juu-en
Tsay Ting-kuei (acting)
Succeeded byWinston Dang
Personal details
Born1938 (age 85–86)
NationalityTaiwanese
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Yale University (PhD)

Chang Kow-lung (Chinese: 張國蘢; born 1938) is a Taiwanese environmentalist who served as the Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration between 2005 and 2007.

Education and activism

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Chang graduated summa cum laude from National Taiwan University in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in physics. He then went to Yale University, where he earned a Ph.D. in physics in 1968. He then taught at National Taiwan University starting in 1976 and participated in Taiwan's environmental movement beginning in the 1980s. In 1988, Chang founded a magazine, New Environment. Shortly afterwards, in 1990, he launched the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union. That year, he became a secretary in the Taipei City Government, where he worked for ten years. In 2000, Chang was named vice minister of examinations.[1][2]

A noted anti-nuclear activist,[3] Chang has served as spokesman for the Nuke-4 Referendum Initiative Association.[4]

Environmental Protection Administration

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Premier Frank Hsieh appointed Chang Kow-lung head of the Environmental Protection Administration on 8 June 2005.[5] That August, Chang announced a three-year plan to clean up the polluted Tamsui River.[6] The next month, Chang ordered sanitation companies to stop gathering kitchen waste to use as a component in pig feed, after discussions with the Council of Agriculture.[7] He also worked to pass laws regarding greenhouse gas emissions,[8][9][10] later starting a global warming awareness initiative.[11] Chang supported implementation of an ecotax for Taiwanese factories in 2006.[12] However, the next year, environmentalist Robin Winkler claimed that the EPA favored industry over the environment.[13] Chang then tried to sue Winkler for slandering the EPA.[14] Chang resigned his position in May 2007,[15] and was replaced by Winston Dang in June.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Shan, Shelley (22 May 2007). "Newsmaker: EPA chief Chang Kow-lung goes out fighting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (4 June 2005). "SEF boss aims for 'permanent peace'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ Chiu, Yu-Tzu (16 June 2000). "Group to discuss Fourth Nuclear Power Plant plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ Chiu, Yu-Tzu (2 February 2005). "Anti-nuclear group appeals to new premier". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Hsieh confirms new officials". Taipei Times. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ "EPA drafts NT$1bn, three-year Tamsui River clean-up plan". Taipei Times. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Collection of kitchen waste for pig feed to stop". Taipei Times. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Make laws: conference". Taipei Times. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  9. ^ Shan, Shelley (27 November 2006). "Feature: More needs to be done on climate change: activists". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  10. ^ Shan, Shelley (4 November 2006). "UK's climate review has a message for Taiwan too". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  11. ^ Shan, Shelley (10 April 2007). "EPA starts global warming campaign to educate the public". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  12. ^ "EPA boss backs 'eco-tax'". Taipei Times. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  13. ^ Shan, Shelley (19 May 2007). "EPA threatens to file suit over 'slanderous' remarks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  14. ^ Oung, Angelica (25 May 2007). "EPA has to stop project, alliance says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ Shan, Shelley (21 May 2007). "Environmentalists want stronger green policies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Premier confirms promotion". Taipei Times. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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