(August 5, 2010) As Beijing’s water crisis continues to worsen, officials are forging ahead with a number of controversial water diversion projects to remedy the problem, writes Brady Yauch.
Livelihoods Dammed
(August 5, 2010) Stephanie Lam and Kristina Skorbach write that as many as 472 million people may be at risk from dams.ust
Floods in northern China collapse reservoirs
(August 04, 2010) BEIJING — Heavy rains hindered efforts by workers to repair reservoirs and place sandbags along breached riverbanks Wednesday as the death toll from China’s worst flooding in a decade climbed above 1,000.
Dai Qing: The expensive Three Gorges flood control project
(August 3, 2010) Noted journalist and dissident Dai Qing discusses the failure of the Three Gorges dam to live up to its “official” flood control capacity.
Floating trash threatens Three Gorges Dam
(August 2, 2010) Once again, the Three Gorges dam is under threat from garbage on the Yangtze River.
Floating Garbage Chokes Major Chinese Dam
(August 2, 2010) Floating garbage washed into the Yangtze River by torrential rains is threatening to clog part of the giant Three Gorges Dam, Chinese state media reported, the latest problem caused by devastating floods that have killed nearly 1,000 people and triggered several major industrial accidents.
Summer sees sharp increase in recycled water consumption in Beijing
(August 2, 2010) State media says hot weather is pushing up demand for recycled water.
Dam safety and earthquakes
(August 1, 2010) IWP&DC presents a position paper of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), prepared by the Committee on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design.
Running Short of Water, Beijing Looks for Help
(July 31, 2010) Officials in Beijing are once again looking to neighbouring provinces for help in dealing with the capital city’s worsening water crisis, writes the Epoch Times.
Devil is in the (lack of) details: citizens left in the dark on carbon credit schemes
(July 30, 2010) Brady Yauch writes that citizens in the developing world are often not provided with details surrounding carbon-reduction projects.
Falling short: Three Gorges unable to prevent floods says engineer
(July 29, 2010) Three Gorges is unable to fill its flood-prevention promises, says one engineer.
Spills remind China that polluters must pay
(July 29, 2010) The Dalian oil spill and other environmental tragedies demand thorough investigations and fair penalties.
Enough is enough: British public taking a stand against foreign aid
(July 28) The British public, writes Probe International, says it’s time the government consider cutting foreign aid.
Giant Stingray, 350-Kilogram Catfish Threatened by Mekong Hydropower Dams
(July 27, 2010) Dams and infrastructure development along Asia’s Mekong River threaten the survival of some of the world’s largest freshwater fish species, including the giant freshwater stingray and the Mekong giant catfish, WWF said.
Suez Environment’s Grand Plan in Chongqing
(July 27, 2010) The French water supply company – Suez Environment – plans to dig more profits from Chongqing – the biggest city in China.
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