Tag Archives: Environmental damage

Press Release: Three Gorges tourism – boom or bust?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

(April 24, 2012) The Three Gorges Dam project was supposed to energize the Three Gorges region but a new study from Probe International reveals the dam is jeopardizing a once spectacular gorges region and water tourist idyll, and has drained the area’s vitality, stability and ecology. Continue reading →

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PI Policy: The problem with environmental impact assessments

Posted on January 6, 2008 by

(January 6, 2008) Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are now standard practice for dam builders. Probe International’s Grainne Ryder and Patricia Adams explain how this seemingly positive development actually undermines citizen rights and harms the environment. Continue reading →

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Pollution costs equal 10% of China’s GDP

Posted on June 6, 2006 by

(June 6, 2006) Projects will be cancelled if they cause overdevelopment of land resources or negatively affect the surrounding environment, said SEPA deputy director Zhu Guangyao. Continue reading →

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Environmentalists lose the dam battle in Laos

Posted on December 1, 2005 by

(December 1, 2005) Opponents argue that little money generated by the dam will reach the poor and much will be pocketed by communist party chiefs. Corruption is rife in Laos and the country’s legal system is renowned for being underfunded with limited powers. Continue reading →

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Nakai plateau: dammed to oblivion

Posted on April 5, 2005 by

(April 5, 2005) Any doubts locals have will be of no importance now Nam Theun 2 has the backing of the 24-member panel of the World Bank and a pledge for financing from the Asian Development Bank – the plan to flood the Nakai Plateau is all but under way. Continue reading →

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Green energy for Pehuenche Indians

Posted on September 29, 2004 by

(September 29, 2004) Pehuenche indigenous people who waged and lost an eight-year legal battle against the construction of the Ralco hydropower dam in southern Chile have signed an agreement to build a green-friendly
micro-hydropower plant to supply them with electricity. Continue reading →

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Proposed power dam sparks heated debate

Posted on September 2, 2004 by

(September 2, 2004) Some critics doubt the Nam Theun 2 dam project in Laos is necessary. Continue reading →

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World Bank should get out of oil and mining, says Dutch government

Posted on April 27, 2004 by

(April 27, 2004) A statement made for years by non-governmental organisations has been adopted by Dutch Development Minister Agnes Van Ardenne at the recent annual meetings of the World Bank in Washington. Continue reading →

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