(October 31, 2000) Twenty major factories, including 11 along the Yangtze River, must take immediate steps to address serious environmental safety problems, SEPA announces.
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Three Gorges Dam Project
(October 31, 2000) This detailed briefing on the controversial Three Gorges dam project by a leading source of China business news and analysis includes references to Probe International’s analysis of the dam’s uncertainty in China’s electricity market.
Three Gorges Probe – China proposes nuclear blasts
(October 30, 2000) China proposes nuclear blasts to build world’s largest hydro project
Foreign Ministry spokesman’s press conference
(October 26, 2000) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao answers a question about proposed dam development in the Three Parallel Rivers UNESCO World Heritage site.
Thai media appearances
(October 26, 2000) A summary of public appearances made by Grainne Ryder during her trip to Thailand in October, 2000.
Three Gorges Probe – Work resumes; rumours of embezzling
(October 24, 2000) (1) Work at Three Gorges dam resumes
UK’s role in promoting corruption, cronyism and graft
(October 23, 2000) The UK Select Committee on International Development is currently holding an inquiry into the causes of corruption and the role of governmental agencies, multilateral development banks and the private sector in promoting it.
Construction quality of Three Gorges Project good, say experts
An expert team dispatched by the State Council, China’s cabinet, has given the Three Gorges project an "A" after a five-day inspection, Xinhua reports.
World Conservation Congress: Canadian-backed dam in Belize threatens jaguar and other species
(October 19, 2000) Last week in Jordan, the jaguars and tapirs of Belize gained another powerful ally.
China showcases success of dam resettlement
‘Tens of thousands of people have visited an exhibition in Beijing that showcases China’s progress in resettling about one million people from the Three Gorges dam site,’ Xinhua reports.
Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade: EDC’s stonewalling tactics
(October 18, 2000) EDC’s contempt for the public’s right to know about its activities, is an affront to the democratic institutions of this country, writes Patricia Adams.
Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade: EDC’s stonewalling tactics
(October 18, 2000) EDC’s contempt for the public’s right to know about its activities, is an affront to the democratic institutions of this country, writes Patricia Adams.
Government accused of Salween hydropower cover-up during UNESCO visit
(October 17, 2000) Journalist and environmental activist Wang Yongchen says local authorities in the Nu River region in Yunnan province covered up hydropower construction sites during a visit to the area by a delegation from UNESCO.
The Mekong: a dilemma for power developers
(October 17, 2000) Article quotes Probe International’s Grainne Ryder, and discusses ADB’s new caution to finance hydropower projects in the Indo-China peninsula.
A review of the Se San 3 hydropower project feasibility study
(October 16, 2000) In February 1999 SWECO delivered to the electric utility of Vietnam a
report entitled "Feasibility Study on Se San 3 Hydropower Project,
Final Report." The study overstates the value of Se San 3 by
disregarding the concept of firm power.
Patricia Adams
Dai Qing
Fan Xiao
Lawrence Solomon
Mu Lan
Probe International
Lisa Peryman
Probe Media
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