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Hosted jointly by the Environmental Health Technology Research Institute, the social cooperative Bijittam, and the Canz Media Cooperative
‘Good Morning, Planet,’ an environmental concert organized by the Environmental Health Technology Research Institute, the social cooperative Bijittam, and the Canz Media Cooperative, was held at 3 p.m. on the 28th in Deokseong Hall at the main branch of the Uiwang Credit Union.
In his opening remarks, Uiwang Mayor Kim Seong-je warned that heat waves, heavy rains and wildfires increasingly threaten humanity and identified carbon emissions as a central cause. He urged all residents to work toward and practice carbon neutrality, saying he hoped the concert would deepen public understanding and encourage broader participation in that effort.
Responding on behalf of the organizers, Bijittam Chairman Pyo Do-young pledged that the group would take a leading role in environmental protection, particularly in advancing carbon neutrality together with Uiwang residents.
Before the musical performances, the environmental talk show “Uiwang’s Promises and Actions for the Planet” was moderated by OhmyNews reporter Lee Min-seon. Panelists included Cheon Ok-ju, head of Uiwang’s environmental policy team, and Yoo Jeong-hwan, director of the Environmental Health Technology Research Institute.
Cheon described the city’s practical efforts to achieve carbon neutrality: initiatives such as “Two-Foot Day,” eco-camps where students and families learn and act together, and a citizen task force that promotes carbon-neutral practices. To protect outdoor workers during summer heat, the city has installed mobile rest facilities, and it has built splash pads in parks so children can cool off safely.
He also highlighted the city’s push to expand renewable energy. In Moomin Park, the city installed solar power generation and energy storage systems, uses the electricity produced to light the park at night, operates electric vehicle charging stations, and sells surplus power—efforts that both cut greenhouse gas emissions and enhance public safety in daily life.
Yoo characterized the Environmental Health Technology Research Institute as a kind of health-check center for the planet, measuring and testing the condition of air, water and soil.
He warned that carbon-emitting materials such as plastics threaten not only the atmosphere but also soil, and he stressed that small actions to reduce single-use items can become a pivotal turning point for the planet. He added that when plastic waste is buried in soil it contaminates the land, impedes drainage, and takes an extremely long time to decompose—effects that ultimately harm people.
Plastics, in fact, can take staggering amounts of time to break down in soil: plastic bags about 10–20 years, nylon 30–40 years, and plastic straws roughly 500 years before they decompose naturally.
Musical performances followed. Former Shinchon Blues member Charlie Park joined vocal instructors Seo Bin and Sammy on stage, and the arts cooperative Canz Media debuted its original song “Good Morning My Life.”
The Uiwang stop of the Good Morning, Planet concert was supported by local organizations, including the Anyang-Gunpo-Uiwang Environmental Movement Union, the Anyang-Gunpo-Uiwang Citizen Solar Power Social Cooperative, eco-friendly company CH Harmony, Music College Practical Music Academy, the Safe Anyang Citizens’ Coalition, and the Uiwang Sustainable Development Council.
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