(December 2, 2006) China faces an environmental crisis that threatens to wipe out much of the gains of three decades of economic growth, one of China’s most outspoken environment officials said in comments published on Saturday.
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Villagers, activists protest dams
(November 30, 2006) Thai villagers and anti-dam activists staged a protest in front of the World Bank offices in Bangkok yesterday, on the eve of an international conference on dam building in Southeast Asia.
Construction of new hydropower project in SW China starts
(November 29, 2006) Construction of the Longjiang River Hydropower Project, jointly invested by the Ministry of Water Resources and Yunnan Province, is officially started on Tuesday.
Beijing reservoir unfit even for irrigation – report
(November 29, 2006) Water from a reservoir that serves as Beijing’s fourth-biggest source of drinking water is unfit even for irrigation, state media reported on Tuesday, underlining the gravity of China’s water pollution problem.
2 bln USD to be invested for Yangtze River navigation
(November 29, 2006) China’s Ministry of Communications said on Tuesday that it will spend heavily to improve navigation channels and coal, ore and container berths along the country’s longest waterway, the Yangtze River.
A new culture of accountability and transparency
(November 28, 2006) Citizens must demand accountability from their political leaders, says Transparency International Chairwoman. An important challenge against corruption is taking root in Latin America and the Caribbean said Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International.
Earthshakers: the top 100 green campaigners of all time
(November 28, 2006) From the woman who raised the alarm over the profligate use of pesticides to the doctor who discovered that chimney sweeps in 18th century London were dying because of their exposure to soot, the government’s Environment Agency has named the scientists, campaigners, writers, economists and naturalists who, in its view, have done the most to save the planet.
China plans a dozen hydro stations on Jinsha River
(November 27, 2006) Construction began Sunday on a hydropower project in Southwest China which will have a third of the capacity of the Three Gorges Project when completed in nine years.
Large hydropower stations on upper Yangtze River no risk to panda habitats
(November 24, 2006) China’s large-scale hydropower exploitation of the Yangtze River’s upper reaches pose no risk to nearby giant panda habitats, experts said here Friday.
The rising dragon’s environmental disaster
(November 24, 2006) China author and scholar Jasper Becker writes in a new book on the environmental devastation China faces from its headlong rush to development. Two chapters from the book, Dragon Rising: An Inside Look at China Today, have been reprinted on the Asia Sentinel website by arrangement with the National Geographic Society.
China to invest 15 bln yuan to modernize Yangtze River waterway
(November 24, 2006) China will invest 15 billion yuan (1.875 billion U.S. dollars) in the next five years to modernize the Yangtze River waterway, the world’s third longest river with a length of over 6300 km, Li Shenglin, minister of Communications said in Nanjing on Tuesday.
Chief punished for chemical spill accident
(November 24, 2006) Chief of the provincial environment protection bureau in northeastern China’s Jilin Province was severely punished by the State Council for his responsibility in the contamination of the Songhua River, Chinese media reported today.
Thai government urged to pull out of Salween dam projects
(November 24, 2006) Several Thai scholars and members of Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission appealed to the Thai government on Friday to abandon plans to build hydro-electric dams on the Salween and Mekong rivers.
On the trail of the Yangtze’s lost dolphin
(November 24, 2006) Murky water, hazy sky and dull brown riverbanks. Strained eyes peering into the mist. Ears tuned electronically into the depths. And with each hour, each day that passes, a nagging question that grows louder: is this how a species ends after 20m years on earth?
China’s environmental watchdog criticizes half-hearted local governments
(November 24, 2006) Environmental law enforcement has hit obstacles in parts of China and certain local government officials have been half-hearted in dealing with pollution, said a Chinese environmental official on Tuesday.
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