(February 13, 2008) Probe International is urging the Canadian government to set up a legal aid fund for the dam’s victims. Many of the people displaced by the dam were not given adequate compensation for their losses — others were even jailed or beaten for exposing corrupt officials.
Possible earthquake and bank stability due to the reservoir
The possible earthquake issue due to Three Gorges reservoir has been emphasized by the government for a long time, and extensive researches have been made on the issue involved in the rock, geologic structure, osmosis, etc. A 300~800 m deep-hole earth stress observation is carried out at dam and reservoir site and the earthquake intensive observation is made on some fracture zones around the dam. According to the researches, the geologic structure is stable, and has no geological background for a
THREE GORGES ORAL HISTORY SERIES: The Wushan governor’s murder
(February 7, 2008) Chinese journalist Dai Qing and Three Gorges Probe proudly present "Bright Sun City’s Dark Intent" by Liu Bai, the third in a series of oral histories brought to you from the Three Gorges region.
Canadian government responds to Probe’s recommendation that it must take responsibility for role in disastrous Three Gorges Dam
(February 6, 2008) In an open letter to Canadian officials, Probe International called for the government to make amends for failing to warn the Chinese government that the project’s environmental risks would ultimately threaten the lives, property, and economic future of millions of people living along the Yangtze river.
Geographical overview of the Three Gorges dam and reservoir, China—geologic hazards and environmental impacts
(2008) The Three Gorges dam and reservoir are an ongoing project that will involve a continuous process of construction, maintenance, monitoring, evaluation, and modification. Some of the history, construction characteristics, hydropower statistics, environmental and population impacts, monitoring, and current and potential hazards of the massive dam project are presented in this Microsoft PowerPoint® format.
Critics Of dam-power line projects raise concerns in a letter to Bachelet
(July 29, 2008) Residents in the Region X communities of Ralún and Cochamo – a sparsely populated rural area located some 60 kilometers directly east of Puerto Montt – are raising their voices against a massive transmission line Canadian-owned Transelec plans to run through their backyards.
China to clear "1,000-year-old" trash from mega-dam
Three Gorges dam officials have promised to clean up a "1,000-year-old" mountain of garbage dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Reuters reported on December 13.
Beijing Olympic water scheme drains parched farmers
(January 23, 2008) A frantic ‘100-day battle’ is underway to complete a 300-kilometre network of canals and pipes that will take water from the parched countryside of Hebei province to Beijing, for its ‘green’ Olympic games in August.
EDITORIAL: As Three Gorges ramps up, operating conflicts will intensify
(January 23, 2008) China’s Three Gorges dam operator plans to fill the Three Gorges reservoir to capacity this year despite the risk of more landslides and worsening environmental problems along the Yangtze, the country’s most important river.
Made by China: Damming the world’s rivers
(January 15, 2008) In the past decade, companies and banks in China have greatly expanded their involvement in building and financing dams overseas. The cumulative social and environmental impacts of these projects is huge. This map shows just some of the proposed and ongoing dams that Chinese financiers and companies are involved in.
[Channel 4 News] China’s Three Gorges Dam Project
(January 14, 2008) “The project could lead to catastrophe.” Not the words of a dissident environmentalist, but the official Chinese news agency in a story about the Three Gorges Dam. Lindsey Hilsum in this report for Channel 4 News (UK) looks at the concerns expressed by Chinese government scientists over problems associated with the giant dam.
Up the Yangtze
Straight from the Sundance Film Festival to a Canadian cinema near you.
China bows to public over chemical plant
(January 9, 2008) In an unprecedented move, the Chinese government appears to have bowed to public pressure to relocate a controversial chemical plant, reports Nature.
Drowning the Tiger Leaping Gorge
(January 8, 2008) Even in the biting cold, thousands of tourists still take the treacherous daily journey through the mountains from Lijiang to see the Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of China’s most renowned attractions. However, the entire site could vanish within a few years.
China’s audit authority finds US$816 mln in misused social security funds
(January 8, 2008) China’s National Audit Office (CNAO) discovered 7.1 billion yuan (816 million US dollars) in illegally used social security funds in 2006, said Auditor-General Li Jinhua on Monday.
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