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Three Gorges Dam crisis in slow motion
(June 11, 2011) Peter Lee takes a poignant and pithy look at the sordid history of the Three Gorges dam. From its questionable inception to the recent drought, Lee examines the government’s methodologies in dealing with critics and problems which come under fire as the Three Gorges faces its toughest challenges to date. 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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Three Gorges Corp. admits financial problems
(May 23, 2011) A government audit of Three Gorges Corp., the operator of the Three Gorges Dam, discovered 31 financial problems relating to “accounting, financial management, investment, bidding and corporate management”. Dai Qing is quoted on water shortfalls caused by the dam in this Wall Street Journal article.
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China warns of ‘urgent problems’ facing Three Gorges dam
(May 20, 2011) For years, officials focused on the dam’s achievements and tried to stifle domestic criticism of the project. As reality sets in, the government’s public analysis has become increasingly sober. But Probe International Fellow and longtime critic of the dam Dai Qing claims the government’s current efforts to ease the project’s risks are too late, if they’re sincerely meant at all: “The government built a dam but destroyed a river,” she says. Continue reading
China’s mea culpa: Three Gorges Dam problems must be “solved urgently”
(May 19, 2011) Amid power shortages and potential catastrophe, China admits to failings in the Three Gorges Dam. Probe International Fellow Dai Qing responds from Beijing. Continue reading
Posted in China Energy Industry, China Pollution, China's Dams, Cracks in Three Gorges dam, 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 Drought and Pollution, Yangtze Power, Zipingpu
Tagged catastrophe, China, Dai Qing, earthquakes, geological hazards, Patricia Adams, reservoir-induced seismicity, RIS, Three Gorges, Zipingpu
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China acknowledges downside to Three Gorges Dam
(May 18, 2011) The government of China has issued a rare acknowledgment of the issues dogging the country’s massive Three Gorges Dam project. Longtime dam critic and Probe International Fellow Dai Qing calls out the move as a likely “attempt to shirk responsibility”. Continue reading
