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Category Archives: Chinese Environmentalists
Air pollution harder to deny in cyber China
(February 1, 2012) China’s cyber citizens, or ‘netizens’ as they are known, are forcing their government to come clean-er on air pollution. Continue reading
China’s State Council issues death sentence for legendary Yangtze fish
(January 6, 2012) The Xiaonanhai hydro project slated for the Yangtze River poses a threat to China’s most precious wild fish and the supremacy of the law, say Chinese environmentalists and scientists. Continue reading
Chinese citizens demand better air
(November 16, 2011) Residents of Beijing and other Chinese cities are pushing for better air quality monitoring, as PM2.5 levels are now either not monitored or not made public. Continue reading
Weibo Watch: Issue No. 1
(August 23, 2011) Weibo Watch summarizes the week’s environmental news, direct from the hearts and minds, and the keyboards, of China’s netizens as they work for change in the way decisions are made in their communities across China. Continue reading
China human rights and Canadian companies
(July 4, 2011) Probe International’s Patricia Adams joined a Business News Network (BNN) panel to discuss the dangers of corporations wishing to do business in China given its poor human rights record. Continue reading
Amid severe drought, Chinese government admits mistakes with Three Gorges Dam
(June 4, 2011) The Washington Post features Probe International Fellow Dai Qing and cites Probe International’s expose of a 30-fold increase in earthquakes caused by China’s Three Gorges Dam. Continue reading
Posted in Beijing Water, China Energy Industry, China's Dams, Chinese Environmentalists, Dai Qing and Three Gorges, Dams and Earthquakes, Interviews with Dai Qing, News Coverage About Dai Qing, Probe International in the News, RIS, Three Gorges, Three Gorges Probe, Yangtze Floods and Drought, Yangtze Power
Tagged Dai Qing, dam-induced earthquake, drought, Probe International, RIS, Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River
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Bankers join environmentalists in alarm over Beijing’s water crisis
(May 5, 2011) Beijing’s water shortage is one of the main factors thwarting the region’s sustainable economic growth, say bankers who have joined environmentalists in sounding the alarm over the city’s “chronic water deficit.” Continue reading
Posted in Beijing Water, Chinese Environmentalists, South-North Water Diversion Project
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Water, Beijing Water Crisis, Beijing's water crisis, Chinese Environmentalists, Dai Qing, Danjiangkou dam, drought, environmentalists, Haihe River basin, Han River, HSBC, Patricia Adams, Probe International, South-North Water Diversion Project, water crisis, water markets, water pollution, water prices, water trading, Yangtze
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Chinese experts call for attention to “city illnesses”
(April 20, 2011) Chinese experts said Tuesday that China’s rapid urbanization and economic growth have caused serious “city illnesses”, such as water shortages, environmental pollution and traffic jams. Continue reading
Posted in Beijing Water, Chinese Environmentalists
Tagged China's water shortage, FON, Friends of Nature, skiing industry
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