(February 24, 2002) Lawsuit challenges Belize government’s conditional go-ahead for Chalillo dam project without public hearings or consideration of hundreds of pages of comments from leading scientists, as required by law.
Interview with Belize Prime Minister Said Musa
(February 24, 2002) In an exclusive interview with The Reporter, Belize Prime Minister agrees that the Chaillo dam should only proceed when all doubts about environment mitigation studies and the geolology of the site are resolved.
Belize dam approval challenged in court
(February 20, 2002) Belizean environmental and business groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Belizean government’s conditional approval for the Canadian-backed Chalillo hydroelectric dam.
Murky waters build behind dam project
There’s more to this story than the spin-masters at AMEC and Fortis would have Telegram readers believe, says Probe International in response to The Telegram’s Feb. 5 article.
Environmental and business groups sue to stop Canadian firm’s dam in Belize rainforest
Belizean environmental and business groups filed a lawsuit last week to block a controversial Canadian-backed dam in an important rainforest wilderness.
Environmental and business groups sue to stop Canadian firm’s dam in Belize rainforest
(February 14, 2002) Belizean environmental and business groups filed a lawsuit last week to block a controversial Canadian-backed dam in an important rainforest wilderness.
Why are our tax dollars helping a Canadian multinational bulldoze the rainforests of Belize?
ASK CIDA!
(February 11, 2002) Last month bulldozers began illegally clearing a road through the rainforest to make way for the construction of the Chalillo dam which would flood the rainforest valley of the Upper Macal River – one of the wildest places left in Central America. This would not be happening without Canada’s help:
Coalition of environmental groups slams CIDA involvement in Belize dam project
(February 11, 2002) OTTAWA – A coalition of environmental groups has placed an ad in today’s edition of the parliamentary paper, The Hill Times, that charges the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) with helping to justify a destructive and costly dam in the rainforests of Belize, Central America.
Why are our tax dollars helping a Canadian multinational bulldoze the rainforests of Belize?
(February 10, 2002) Last month bulldozers began illegally clearing a road through the rainforest to make way for the construction of the Chalillo dam which would flood the rainforest valley of the Upper Macal River – one of the wildest places left in Central America.
Fortis, AMEC reject claims by Probe
(February 5, 2002) Probe’s news release contains incorrect, irresponsible, and misleading statements, Fortis and AMEC tell The Telegram.
Canadian geological assessment of Belizean dam site wrong, experts warn
Canadian power company, Fortis Inc., is set to build a hydro dam in Belize’s Macal River Valley, an area with extensive bedrock fractures and faults that could prove unstable, geologists warn.
Legal injunction sought to stop Chalillo
The Guardian newspaper in Belize highlights Probe International’s press release announcing BACONGO will seek a legal injunction to stop the Chalillo dam.
Fortis facing injunction at dam site in Belize
(January 19, 2002) Environmental groups in the Central American country of Belize are preparing to seek an injunction against Newfoundland-based Fortis Inc. to stop all construction at its proposed Chalillo dam site.
PI in paradise
Earlier this year, Probe International’s Gr inne Ryder spent time in the area of Belize the Canadian-backed Chalillo dam will flood.
Groups seek legal injunction to stop construction of Canadian-backed hydro dam in Belize rainforest
Environmental groups in Belize are preparing to seek an injunction against Newfoundland-based company Fortis Inc. to stop all construction activity at its proposed Chalillo dam site.
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