Author notes how there has been a shift in how many residents view industry; many are opposed to more industry coming in, while politicians are still eager to entice them. William Fontenot, environmental specialist with the State Attorney General's office, is quoted as saying this is the first time environmentalists, preservationists, and minority groups have coalesced in order to protest a plant. Article notes Formosa's bad track record and that Lester Millet is descended from plantation owners.
Frances Frank Marcus and New York Times, 9 April 1991, "News Article: A Wariness of Industry Crosses a Racial divide", contributed by Sheila Tahir, 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-wariness-industry-crosses-racial-divide
Critical Commentary
Author notes how there has been a shift in how many residents view industry; many are opposed to more industry coming in, while politicians are still eager to entice them. William Fontenot, environmental specialist with the State Attorney General's office, is quoted as saying this is the first time environmentalists, preservationists, and minority groups have coalesced in order to protest a plant. Article notes Formosa's bad track record and that Lester Millet is descended from plantation owners.