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of energy production may have other
made a deceptively positive portrayal
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negative effects on the environment.
of the business plan. She said that
The
Because of RPS, electricity-generating
oppositionwillcontinueuntiltidalplant
/
Jeong-a
companies need to harness renewable
constructionisdiscontinued.
energysourceonalargescale.However
After the press conference, there was
Kwon
Koreahastoofewresourcestoallowfor
a fishermen’s demonstration in front of
suchlarge-scalegenerationofrenewable
Incheon City Hall. This was their third
energy. As a result, companies are
official demonstration. Many fishermen
attempting to construct manmade
and others who are opposed to the
structures at the front of the Ganghwa
building of the tidal plants gathered
ApressconferenceisheldatIncheonCityHall
seashore in order to generate renewable
there. Although they live in Incheon,
on25March.
energy. The aforementioned delegate of
it is hard for fishermen from Ganghwa
Energy Justice Action called the project
The Korea Federation Environmental
IslandtocometodowntownofIncheon.
nonsensical, adding that building tidal
Movement of Incheon has publicized
In spite of this, many fishermen took to
plants is not part of a global tendency
information on tidal plants’ impact on
the streets to protest against the plan.
on the contrary, it is a phenomenon
the environment. According to their
Moreover, the demonstration has by
peculiar to Korea. He suggested that
sources,theGanghwatidalplantwillbe
now spread to include all of Incheon’s
tidalplantsbeconsideredmorecritically
27 times larger than Yeouido, and the
fishermen. Fishermen who live on
for their ability to generate renewable
Incheon bay tidal plant will be 67 times
Ganghwa island, Yeongjong Island,
energy in ways that avoid upsetting the
larger than Yeouido. It is a manmade
and the Siheung seashore all joined
natural environment and destroying
structure of such a massive scale that
in accord. Hence many fishermen
the livelihoods of people who depend
its construction will create a critical
showed who came from different areas.
on its preservation. In addition, he said
situationfortheenvironment.
They protestors marching through
that because RPS comprises many
While, he said that the Ganghwa mud
the downtown street have demanded
subsections, there should be strict,
flat is already recognized as valuable
an official declaration that the plan of
detailed clauses on the meaning and
naturalecologicalresource.Thenorthern
buildingthetidalplantswillbescuttled.
implementationofrenewableenergy.
part of Ganghwa mud flat is designated
It has also become evident that the tidal
A representative of the Ganghwa
asnaturalwetlandreserve.Furthermore,
plant issue will affect local election
Fishermen’s Countermeasure
Ganghwa is being examined for
results.
Committee said that fishermen will
designation as a national park or even
lose their livelihood if the tidal plants
as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
200900207@hufs.ac.kr
are constructed. He strongly asserted
Moreover,threemajorKoreanecological
that many fish will lose their spawning
resources,includingthemajormountain
grounds and fishing grounds will
rangeofBaekdudaegan,Korea’swestern
diminish. He said it will lead not only
sea mud flat, and the DMZ are meet on
to environmental destruction but also a
the Ganghwa seashore. Besides these,
seriouscrisisforfishermen.
thereareothermanyreasonsthattestify
tothevalueofGang-hwamudflat.Thus
construction of tidal plants on it would
Argus
K.F.E.M.
beirrationalandwrongful.
The
The abovementioned representative
/
Jeong-a
of Ganghwa People’s Solidarity issued
Kwon
a resolution protesting that there
has been no official open forum, no
face-to-face talk with mayor, and no
opportunities for local residents to
voice their opinions. Furthermore, the
Ganghwa fishermen demonstrate in front of
Ganghwa fishermen earn living by selling
evaluation of environmental impact has
IncheonCityHallandmarchthroughdowntown
marine products. But we will not see fresh,
been distorted and the government has
street.
abundantseafoodanymore.
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