(May 15, 2006) With the last of the concrete being poured nearly a decade after China stemmed the flow of the Yangtze River to begin work, environmentalists say it should provide a cautionary tale to an energy-hungry government pushing similar hydropower dam projects.
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Mammoth China Dam Project Called Risky, Destructive
(November 3, 1997) Environmentalists are asking shareholders of the giant General Electric company to question their involvement in the “riskiest and most destructive dam project ever,” building the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtse River in China.
China Concealing Real Costs, Damages of Three Gorges Dam
(May 28, 2006) (IPS) WASHINGTON — The mammoth Three Gorges dam in China is attracting renewed calls for an independent financial and environmental audit, as concerns mount over the hefty costs and social and environmental impact of the world’s largest dam.
Chinese Vice Premier stresses role of Three Gorges Project in flood control
(July 10, 2009) Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to intensify construction and management of the Three Gorges Project and to improve its functions in flood control as the region is now in the peak flood season.
EU was world’s largest aid donor in 2008
(July 13, 2009) The European Union said Friday that it was the world’s biggest aid donor last year, spending euro 12 billion (US$16.7 billion) on poorer nations – or about 60 percent of all global aid.
Veolia is optimistic about prospects for growth in China
(July 13, 2009) Jorge Mora, CEO of Veolia Environnement Asia, has been living in China for 15 years. He uses the phrase “day and night” to describe the country’s progress in environmental protection during those years.
Fresh aftershock hits China quake region: USGS
(July 13, 2009) A fresh aftershock jolted China’s southwest Monday, three days after an earthquake in the same area killed one person, injured hundreds and directly affected two million people, state media said.
Going thirsty so Beijing can drink
(October 9, 2008) The water level at Wangkuai Reservoir, one of the biggest in Hebei province, is close to an historic high—in a region gripped by drought. This has been achieved by hoarding the water. Local farmers say they have received none for two years.
Cooperation key to Mekong’s use and protection
(July 11, 2009) Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry sokesman Le Dung expressed Vietnam’s wish for regional cooperation in the protection and exploitation of the Mekong river.
The Pope issues a tired Old Left manifesto
(July 11, 2009) The Globe and Mail’s Neil Reynolds looks at the pontiff’s examination of foreign aid and charity.
Tipaimukh Dam- will be another man made Disaster
(July 11, 2009) Proposed Tipaimukh Dam by India- will be another man made Disaster in the Himalayan & bay of Bengal region. Time is ticking out. We- a tiny Farmers’ Research Institute working at the very local level wish to start a campaign against and find alternative for India to the proposed dam "Tipaimukh" – which is being constructed by India for generating Hydropower only.
Three Gorges Madness: An Interview with Dai Qing
(December 24, 1997) THE DAUGHTER OF A REVOLUTIONARY MARTYR, a former missile technician and one-time intelligence agent, Dai Qing is China’s foremost investigative reporter. Dai Qing first criticized China’s Three Gorges dam project in the Chinese daily press, and compiled and edited Yangtze!, Yangtze!, a collection of essays by prominent Chinese intellectuals opposed to the dam, in 1989.
China’s Top TV Journalists Learn to Report Green
(April 9, 2008) With audience ratings that reach as high as 800 million people, China Central Television (CCTV) is one of the world’s largest broadcasters. It is also the predominant media organization in a severely environmentally challenged country that has the most people on the planet.
The Yangtze Dam: Feat or Folly?
(November 9, 1997) SANDOUPING, China — Here at what was once a scenic but treacherous bend in the first of the Yangtze River’s legendary three gorges, the Chinese government inched closer today to realizing a vision that combines ambition worthy of pyramid-building Pharaohs with the destructiveness of open-pit coal mining.
IMF, World Bank & Lending Institutions: Agents Promoting Poverty or Development?
(July 6, 2009) According to The World Bank, it is, “a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.
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