(May 14, 2006) Construction on China’s Three Gorges dam is set to finish next week but its critics warn the lessons about the environmental consequences of the world’s largest hydropower project have yet to be learned.
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KPCC to pursue SNC Lavalin issue
(February 17, 2006) President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Ramesh Chennithala termed the SNC Lavalin deal as the biggest scam in the history of Kerala.
Henan dam fails to find customers
(May 14, 2006) China’s US$4 billion (HK$31 billion) dam in Henan province across the Yellow River has been unable to find customers for its electricity, according to its vice-general manager, Wang Xianwu.
China planning nuclear blasts to build giant hydro project
(May 14, 2006) Chinese leaders are drawing up plans to use nuclear explosions, in breach of the international test-ban treaty, to blast a tunnel through the Himalayas for the world’s biggest hydroelectric plant.
A corrupt French connection
(March 13, 2006) Last year was celebrated as the "Year of Africa." Tony Blair proposed a doubling of aid to the continent; the world’s rich nations promised debt elimination; and the Bush administration talked up its remarkably good record in boosting foreign assistance.
‘CPI-M leaders involved in Lavalin case’
(March 14, 2006) The Congress party has accused the central leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of involvement in a controversial deal with the Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin.
Bank denies information on Pinochet
(March 16, 2006) The New York branch of The Bank of Chile refused to hand over the records of the Pinochet Foundation, which is suspected of having been used by the ex Chilean dictator to launder money.
World Bank corruption may exceed $100 billion
(May 13, 2006) World Bank corruption may exceed $100 billion and while the institution has moved to combat the problem, more must be done, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Thursday.
Wolfowitz’s ‘saber rattling’ against corruption raises eyebrows
(May 13, 2006) Chad, India, Kenya and Congo have all felt the sting of the cuts aimed at demonstrating how serious World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is about fighting corruption.
Dam project graft figure ‘exaggerated’
Almost no money has been embezzled from the Three Gorges Dam relocation funds, officials in charge of the controversial project have claimed.
China consults international experts on environmental protection in west
(May 13, 2006) China needs advice on environmental protection, especially in the development of western region, Xie Zhenhua, director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) told a group of Chinese and foreign environmental experts in Beijing Tuesday.
Three Gorges Dam nears completion, critics fear catastrophe
(May 12, 2006) The Chinese government has ignored the real costs of the Three Gorges project in order to justify a bad decision, Probe International‘s Patricia Adams tells Interfax.
Probe International Special Report: Skyscraper dams in Yunnan:
(May 12, 2006) State-backed dam builders are erecting a string of skyscraper-high dams in earthquake-prone Yunnan province to meet Beijing’s power production targets, without the benefit of market discipline or effective regulatory oversight.
Regulatory oversight
(May 12, 2006) Finding the True Cost of China ‘s West-East Hydro.
China preparing for huge gas project
(May 12, 2006) Preparatory work is going smoothly on China’s huge energy project to pump gas from the west to the east, which is expected to equal the Three Gorges Project in cost.
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