(December 11, 2006) Despite its image as one of the cleanest forms of power generation, hydropower may contribute to global warming, according to a new study.

(December 9, 2006) The Communist Party of China (CPC) is exerting efforts to actively prevent and handle mass incidents, and such a move shows the Party’s clear recognition of China’s current social and economic development and its courage to confront realities.

(December 7, 2006) The Chinese authorities secretly executed a man who took part in violent protests against a hydroelectric project in 2004, his lawyer said.

(December 5, 2006) Over the last three years, the Chinese government has punished 33 multinational corporations for violating the nation’s environmental laws and regulations, according to Ma Jun, director of the nongovernmental Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs.

(November 28, 2006) Citizens must demand accountability from their political leaders, says Transparency International Chairwoman. An important challenge against corruption is taking root in Latin America and the Caribbean said Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International.

(November 6, 2006) Protests by the World Bank that odious regimes should not receive funding from new lenders ring hollow when viewed alongside the loans that have been knowingly made to oppressive and corrupt regimes, senior economist for the UK-based think tank, New Economics Foundation (NEF), Stephen Mandel writes.