Formosa opened negotations to buy Evergreen Plantation. Alden Andre, Formosa's VP, claimed owners approached them. If they buy it, Andre says they would preserve the house and open it to the public. Preservationists don't like idea of another plantation being owned by oil and gas industry, and criticize Formosa for endangering a "green belt" on St. John's west bank.
Bob Warren, 5 January 1991, "News Article: Formosa negotiates to buy plantation...", contributed by , Project: Formosa Plastics Global Archive, Disaster STS Network, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 30 January 2023, accessed 28 November 2024. http://465538.bc062.asia/content/news-article-formosa-negotiates-buy-plantation
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Formosa opened negotations to buy Evergreen Plantation. Alden Andre, Formosa's VP, claimed owners approached them. If they buy it, Andre says they would preserve the house and open it to the public. Preservationists don't like idea of another plantation being owned by oil and gas industry, and criticize Formosa for endangering a "green belt" on St. John's west bank.