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Sichuan earthquake may be aftershock of 2008 killer quake: Chinese geologist
(April 22, 2013) China’s construction of huge dams increases the probability of earthquakes, Fan Xiao warns. Continue reading
Posted in China's Dams, Dams and Earthquakes, Patricia Adams, RIS, Three Gorges Probe, Zipingpu
Tagged China earthquake, Lushan, wenchuan, Zipingpu
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SNC-Lavalin executive reveals illegal political donations before corruption inquiry
(March 15, 2013) A vice-president from SNC-Lavalin, Canada’s largest engineering company, admitted yesterday before Quebec’s Charbonneau inquiry into corruption in public-works contracts, that it organized its employees to make more than $1 million in illegal political donations. While there was no direct link between the donations and a quarter-billion dollars in contracts the firm was awarded by the provincial government, Yves Cadotte insisted, the company did not want to take any chances. Continue reading
Dam fever threatens viability of Three Gorges Dam
(June 6, 2012) Reporter Shi Jiangtao sounds the alarm on China’s dam-building frenzy along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, revisiting the findings of the 2011 Probe International study, “A Mighty River Runs Dry,” by geologist Fan Xiao. Continue reading
Posted in Beijing Water, China's Dams, Chinese Environmentalists, Patricia Adams, Probe International in the News, Sediment, South-North Water Diversion Project, Three Gorges Probe, Yangtze Drought and Pollution, Yangtze Power
Tagged China's water crisis, Fan Xiao, hydropower, Patricia Adams, Probe International, Three Gorges Dam, unchecked hydropower development, Yangtze drought
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Omen on the Yangtze
(April 17, 2012) Twenty years ago this month, China’s epic Three Gorges Dam received construction approval from the Chinese government, with the blessing of a Canadian government report: both governments stood to benefit from the ill-conceived state vanity project at great cost to many. Probe International’s Patricia Adams looks back at how the symbol of China’s ‘rise’ has become an omen of all that is wrong with China and why a country like Canada would inflict such risks on citizens elsewhere. Continue reading
International experts to speak on the world’s water crisis
(April 10, 2012) Three international environmentalist activists, each an outspoken pioneer in challenging conventional assumptions about water use, share their insights and experience. Featuring Probe International’s Patricia Adams and Dai Qing. Continue reading
Grand Inga Dam: Another white elephant for the DR Congo
(November 21, 2011) An article in the Daily Maverick argues that the proposed Grand Inga Dam in the DR Congo is a “beautiful vision” that would “fix Africa” by “lighting up the heart of darkness”, powering African industries and forcing countries to rely on each other. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African Development Bank, Aid to Africa, World Bank (Foreign Aid)
Tagged Africa, congo, grand inga, inga, Mao, Three Gorges
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Africa’s odious debts: a new book reveals links between foreign loans and capital flight
Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent, by James Boyce and Leonce Ndikumana. Continue reading
