(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.
PRESS RELEASE Probe International calls for independent financial audit of China’s Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Now that construction of the mammoth Three Gorges dam spanning China’s Yangtze River is nearing completion, an independent and transparent financial and environmental audit is needed, says Probe International.
Dai Qing comments on ‘completion’ of the Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Dai Qing delivers a talk on the Three Gorges dam at Sanwei Bookstore in Beijing.
Probe International calls for independent financial audit of China’s Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Probe International calls for an independent and transparent financial and environmental audit of China’s mammoth Three Gorges dam as it nears completion.
Dai Qing comments on ‘completion’ of the Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Dai Qing delivers a talk on the Three Gorges dam at Sanwei Bookstore in Beijing
Three Gorges project raises dam questions
(May 14, 2006) Construction on China’s Three Gorges dam is set to finish next week but its critics warn the lessons about the environmental consequences of the world’s largest hydropower project have yet to be learned.
Henan dam fails to find customers
(May 14, 2006) China’s US$4 billion (HK$31 billion) dam in Henan province across the Yellow River has been unable to find customers for its electricity, according to its vice-general manager, Wang Xianwu.
China planning nuclear blasts to build giant hydro project
(May 14, 2006) Chinese leaders are drawing up plans to use nuclear explosions, in breach of the international test-ban treaty, to blast a tunnel through the Himalayas for the world’s biggest hydroelectric plant.
Dam project graft figure ‘exaggerated’
Almost no money has been embezzled from the Three Gorges Dam relocation funds, officials in charge of the controversial project have claimed.
Three Gorges Dam nears completion, critics fear catastrophe
(May 12, 2006) The Chinese government has ignored the real costs of the Three Gorges project in order to justify a bad decision, Probe International‘s Patricia Adams tells Interfax.
Probe International Special Report: Skyscraper dams in Yunnan:
(May 12, 2006) State-backed dam builders are erecting a string of skyscraper-high dams in earthquake-prone Yunnan province to meet Beijing’s power production targets, without the benefit of market discipline or effective regulatory oversight.
China preparing for huge gas project
(May 12, 2006) Preparatory work is going smoothly on China’s huge energy project to pump gas from the west to the east, which is expected to equal the Three Gorges Project in cost.
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