Tag Archives: Lisa Peryman

Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi urges Burma to save the Irrawaddy

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

(August 16, 2011) Burma’s pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has called for a reassessment of Burma’s massive 6,000 MW Irrawaddy Myitsone dam project. Continue reading →

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The Three Gorges Dam’s new normal: failure

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

(May 18, 2011) China’s drought has caused the Three Gorges reservoir level to drop precipitously, crippling the mighty Three Gorges Dam. Shipping on the Yangtze River has now halted, power generation has been compromised, and geological hazards are heightened. Continue reading →

Posted in China Energy Industry, China's Dams, Cracks in Three Gorges dam, Dai Qing and Three Gorges, Dams and Earthquakes, Dams and Landslides, Earthquake, Patricia Adams, Probe International in the News, RIS, Three Gorges, Three Gorges Probe, Yangtze Drought and Pollution, Yangtze Floods and Drought, Yangtze Power, Zipingpu | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Garbage Country

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

(May 14, 2011) If China has a garbage crisis, and it does, then Three Gorges is likely its biggest dump. Continue reading →

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Odious debt and Egypt: revolt citizens, revolt!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

(April 27, 2011) Egypt’s period of political transition presents an ideal time to examine the odious nature of debt accrued by deposed President Hosni Mubarak’s government, whose time in power amounts to almost 30 years in the borrowing. Continue reading →

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Beijing officials fiddle in face of crisis

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

(March 28, 2011) Rather than implement the hard-hitting measures needed to turn Beijing’s water shortage around, officials defy logic with a soft approach. Continue reading →

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