Yuanli residents implore sluggish government to implement safe distances from wind turbines

On the morning of September 3, Yuanli Self-Help Group (苑裡反瘋車自救會) together with other social groups marched to Ketagalan Boulevard where they staged a satirical drama ‘Snail-paced government’ mocking President Ma Ying Jeou and his government for its sluggishness in implementing wind turbine regulations.

The march was held to highlight a Presidential Office Human Rights Consultative Committee (總統府人權咨詢委員會) held on August 27, which examined the question of transparency and public participation in the process to fix ‘safe distances from wind turbines regulations’ at the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ (MOEA) Bureau of Energy (經濟部能源局); unfortunately, due to an overly long agenda, this important question which was up for discussion had to be deferred to a future committee meeting.

Yuanli residents are demanding that the Human Rights Consultative Committee deal with the ‘safe distances from wind turbines’ issue before September 15, and that the Bureau of Energy follows legal stipulations ensuring transparency and public participation are involved in the process of drawing up the regulations. 

Yuanli residents implore sluggish government to implement safe distances from wind turbines
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(以下是中文對照)
政府牛步 苑裡居民籲落實兩公約 人權會立即開會制定風車安全距離

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9月3日早上，苗栗苑裡反瘋車自救會等團體來到凱達格蘭大道前，上演「政府牛步」行動劇，諷刺馬政府對風車設置安全距離遲遲未規範，8月27日總統府人權咨詢委員會原先排定審查經濟部能源局制定「風機距離規範」的過程，是否落實兩公約，是否公開透明及有實質的民眾參與，但當日議程過長，導致延期再議。苑裡居民要求人權會在9月15日前優先處理「風機距離規範」案件，監督能源局應以公開透明並提供民眾參與的方式，依法召開實質聽證會，盡速訂定風機距離標準。