(April 18, 2002) This is the Spanish version of the final sentence of the International Peoples’ Tribunal on Debt in the case against the Debt, substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February.
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Turbines could generate giant problems, official warns
The senior official in charge of monitoring Three Gorges project quality control has said she is "really concerned" about the design of the 26 giant turbines being built for the world’s biggest dam.
Out-of-court settlement in the Abacha case: Nigeria to receive more than a billion USD
(April 17, 2002) The nigerian authorities will discontinue the criminal proceedings against the persons participating in the settlement, and delete their names from the requests for judicial assistance submitted to foreign countries.
Qian Zhengying’s speech to project officials
(April 17, 2002) Qian Zhengying, head of the Three Gorges project quality-control inspection group, spoke to Three Gorges Project Corp. officials at the dam site on April 8, 2002. Her remarks, published by the Three Gorges Project Daily (Sanxia gongcheng bao) on April 11, are translated below. Ms. Qian is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice-chairwoman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and a former minister of water resources and electric power.
Qian Zhengying’s speech to project officials
‘In recent years, many problems have been discovered in big turbines made in China. More problems are expected with the Three Gorges dam,’ says the head of the project’s quality-control inspection group.
Canadian MP asks Foreign Affairs to oppose Chalillo
Dr. Keith Martin, M.P. writes to Foreign Affairs Minister with grave concerns about the proposed Chalillo Dam in Belize.
Chalillo Chill
Critics slam the dam that a Canadian company wants to build in Belize’s valley of the scarlet macaw.
Auditors to probe 2008 Olympics preparation
(April 12, 2002) Another mammoth project to come under the spotlight will be the Three Gorges Dam.’
300 million Chinese drink unsafe water
(April 11, 2002) Paper and chemical plants have long been cited as key sources of degradation of most of China’s waterways. In some areas, the problems have prompted riots by residents outraged by chronic health problems and the destruction of their fields and fish farms.
Engineer warns on dam quality
(April 11, 2002) Engineers must not sacrifice quality for expediency in building the Three Gorges Dam, a senior government adviser has warned.
A watershed case
Tacit Canadian support for a Central American dam project could destroy a "cradle of biodiversity," but the concerns of a group of environmentalists may well prevail.
China’s 2005 natural disaster death toll almost 2,500
China only began publishing death tolls from natural disasters last September, as they were previously considered a state secret.
Chip off the old block helps prop up Li Peng’s pet project
(April 10, 2002) Huaneng Power International – China’s largest independent electricity producer, run by the son of Three Gorges dam enthusiast Li Peng – has been quick to enlist in the new campaign to shore up the costly and financially troubled project on the Yangtze River.
Chip off the old block helps prop up Li Peng’s pet project
Huaneng Power International – China’s largest independent electricity producer, run by the son of Three Gorges dam enthusiast Li Peng – has been quick to enlist in the new campaign to shore up the costly and financially troubled project.
Klong Dan villagers stage fresh protest
(April 9, 2002) Local people have renewed their calls for the government to scrap a waste-water treatment project in tambon Klong Dan and to look into alleged irregularities in the project.
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