(May 24, 2006) Local authorities in Chongqing are launching a three-month campaign to deal with officials who have illegally used their influence to profit from the resettlement of the multi-billion yuan Three Gorges Dam Project.
Finding the true cost of China’s west-east hydro
Probe International Special Report: Grainne Ryder argues that China’s new electricity regulator should initiate a full-cost review of state dam-building in earthquake-prone Yunnan province.
China’s nuclear-power program loses steam
(May 23, 2006) Sources say the next five-year plan may pull the plug on building more atomic plants: "Dai Qing, one of China’s most ardent environmental activists, says there’s a good reason for the lack of an anti-nuclear outcry following the Qinshan shutdown."
Reaching to new heights of fraud
(May 22, 2006) Since 1998, Three Gorges Probe has been reporting on corruption at China’s Ministry of Water Resources. This article details the latest MWR scandal.
Dam completion washes away old China
(May 21, 2006) The Sunday Times reports on protests against resettlement policies in China, where 1.3 million people were pushed off their land to make way for the Three Gorges Dam.
To build and be damned
Article refers to Three Gorges petition endorsed by 53 Chinese experts warning that the project is vulnerable to serious silting upstream of the dam.
Critics say price of China’s Three Gorges dam too high
(May 20, 2006) China hails the Three Gorges dam, which it completed Saturday, as the solution to a series of national problems, but critics say the price is too high.
What cost as China tames mother river?
(May 20, 2006) Article excerpt:… The dam’s most outspoken opponent is Dai Qing, a journalist turned activist whose book Yangtze! Yangtze!, which argued that the dam is a waste of money and an environment disaster, brought her 10 months in a maximum security jail.
China’s Three Gorges dam nears completion
(May 20, 2006) At a time when many countries are questioning the benefits of damming their rivers to harness electricity, China’s government has announced it is almost finished building the World’s largest dam.
China Completes Construction of World’s Largest Dam
(May 20, 2006) China is celebrating the completion of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest. With the last load of cement poured, the dam is 2,300 meters long and, when filled, the reservoir will be 656 kilometers long. The project that has been a dream of Chinese leaders since the early 20th century.
Big Projects Targeted for Review
As the International Commission on Large Dams met last week in Beijing, China, international dambuilders are bracing for the release of a report that could rewrite planning and, more importantly, lending criteria for large international dam projects.
China’s Three Gorges dam nears completion
(May 20, 2006) At a time when many countries are questioning the benefits of damming their rivers to harness electricity, China’s government has announced it is almost finished building the World’s largest dam.
What cost as China tames mother river
(May 20, 2006) The dam’s most outspoken opponent is Dai Qing, a journalist turned activist whose book Yangtze! Yangtze , which argued that the dam is a waste of money and an environment disaster, brought her 10 months in a maximum security jail.
China builds Three Gorges dam wall, prompts concern
(May 19, 2006) China tomorrow marks a milestone in building the world’s largest hydropower project, a venture that’s easing electricity shortages and prompting concern about the effect on the environment.
Great wall across the Yangtze
This PBS documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, looks at the construction of the controversial Three Gorges Dam, and its environmental implications.
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