Residents of Taoyuan are marching to government buildings in Taipei, to protest the approval of three solid recovered fuel plants in their village.
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00:00Hundreds have turned out in Taipei to oppose plans for solid, recovered fuel plants in
00:05northern Taiwan.
00:06The plans turn waste materials into energy and are seen as a key alternative energy source.
00:11But residents of a district in Taoyuan worry they will worsen air quality.
00:15The local government had refused permits for three companies to build plants in Taoyuan.
00:20But the economy ministry overruled that decision.
00:23Locals say they were blindsided by the move.