(September 8, 2004) Hundreds of Maya Indians have seized control of Guatemala’s largest dam and have warned they would cut power supplies if they are not compensated for land and lives lost in massacres when it was built.
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Friends of the Earth?
(September 7, 2004) Western conservationists back Indochina’s largest, most environmentally destructive hydro scheme.
King to rally support for Iraq debt reduction – Jordan
(September 7, 2004) His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday said Jordan will continue supporting international efforts to help rebuild Iraq and reduce its foreign debt.
Drowned, not downed, trees in the Amazon get nasty
(September 7, 2004) A funny thing happened back when the Brazilian government was building the giant $8 billion dam that bears the name of this town in the eastern Amazon.
A way of life threatened
(September 7, 2004) The Nam Theun 2 dam will double water levels in central Laos’ Xe Bang Fai River and destroy the self-sufficient lifestyle of thousands of people living along its banks, writes Mekong environmental researcher Dave Hubbel.
‘We demand respect for our rights as a people’
(September 7, 2004) The Guatemalan government and the World Bank must resolve damages caused by the Chixoy dam, say activists.
Outside expert did business with dictator
(September 7, 2004) Senate investigation reveals Riggs Bank independent consultant on Equatorial Guinea was a business partner of the country’s dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the bank’s biggest depositor.
Grease is the word for oil in Equatorial Guinea
(September 7, 2004) A U.S. Senate report paints "a damning portrait of financial impropriety and sleaze" in Equatorial Guinea says campaign group Global Witness.
Who’s behind Pinochet’s millions? Judge looking
(September 5, 2004) Chile is a conservative nation, by far the most Swiss country in South America, whose citizens pride themselves on their probity. Many believed that Pinochet might have been a ruthless dictator but at least he wasn’t a thief.
Getting priorities right is a must
(September 3, 2004) What the Lesotho case and the Lugar corruption hearings demonstrate is that institutions must reflect the interests of the countries concerned instead of the domestic politics of the rich and the powerful.
Help me, wonga
(September 3, 2004) Rod Liddle says that Mark Thatcher’s latest difficulties reveal an extraordinary, even hilarious, degree of corruption and humbug in the West.
Reconstructing Iraq
(September 2, 2004) Giving Iraq a real chance to recover also requires a clean break with the financial legacy of the Baathist regime not full and total repudiation, but a significant write-off of debt and war reparations obligations
Proposed power dam sparks heated debate
(September 2, 2004) Some critics doubt the Nam Theun 2 dam project in Laos is necessary.
World Bank consults on big Laos dam project
(September 1, 2004) The World Bank launched an unprecedented exercise in public consultation yesterday on whether it should back a project to build a dam in Laos in a tributary of the Mekong river.
Clean Development Mechanism in China: Taking a proactive and sustainable approach
(September 1, 2004) A report from the World Bank detailing China’s efforts to utilize the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.
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