(April 28, 2010) Chinese police have seized a farmer who doused himself in gasoline and threatened to blow himself up to stop the demolition of his house, in the latest showdown over the controversial Pubugou hydropower project.
How carbon trading tax fraud works
(April 28, 2010) An overview of carbon fraud.
Global warming: Business as usual
(April 28, 2010) I can now declare with confidence that the debate about global warming has returned to more or less the same position as was extant prior to the release of the Climategate emails.
Exclusive: Citizen’s group plans extensive audit of U.N. Climate Report
(April 28, 2010) A leading global warming skeptic recruited a group of concerned citizens to fact-check the sources referenced in the U.N.’s latest climate-change bible — and gave the report an "F." Now she’s planning the nail in the coffin: a comprehensive audit of the entire report.
The EU agrees: No representation without taxation
(April 27, 2010) Replacing foreign aid with tax revenues will promote a democratic society where political and economic leaders can be held accountable by their citizens. Not only should there be no taxation without representation, there will be no representation without taxation.
Nail house families move after showdown
(April 27, 2010) After trying for several years to force a local government in Sichuan Province to leave his family’s home alone, Luo Qihui, 36 poured gasoline all over his body Saturday and threatened to light himself on fire soon after construction workers arrived to demolish his property.
Australia won’t cap and trade
(April 27, 2010) Seeing countries around the world back away from their climate change commitments, and seeing his own electoral support crumble, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today that Australia will be shelving its cap and trade program for at least three years, until after the next election.
Coming soon to a carbon market near you: regulation and corruption
(April 27, 2010) When regulators created Europe’s carbon market, it appears that regulating it wasn’t at the top of their agenda. But now, after several scandals have helped to bring the carbon market to a standstill and highlight its susceptibility to fraud, one of the carbon market’s biggest players – Barclays Capital – says it’s time for better regulation.
Forced evictions over Pubugou dam
(April 26, 2010) Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan have begun demolishing houses and forcing people from their homes near the Pubugou hydroelectic power project, which is due to go into operation soon. Chinese geological expert says the dam will increase the risk of devastating earthquakes.
Violence erupts at Chinese dam: Exclusive Report from Probe International
(April 26, 2010) Violence erupts at Pubugou dam in China’s Sichuan province as authorities try to move people; homeowners threatened to blow themselves up if police move in to demolish homes.
China debates whether human activity or nature is to blame for drought
(April 26, 2010) An unusually long dry season, along with deforestation, pollution and dam-building, leaves farmers struggling. In some areas, people cannot even wash their hair regularly.
Carbon offset companies: the new snake oil salesmen?
(April 22, 2010) Buyers of voluntary carbon credits take note: you might be a victim of environmental fraud. A recent investigation by the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) and the New England Centre for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) found that the burgeoning $700-million market for voluntary carbon credits has been selling credits backed by empty promises rather than tangible environmental benefits.
China’s new dam seen as a water hog
(April 21, 2010) The Xiaowan dam in the hills of Yunnan province is one of eight hydroelectric projects that will bring China’s industrial revolution to the impoverished region. It is by far the biggest of the four dams built so far that when done this year will be the biggest arch dam in the world.
Carbon trading no cure-all: Detractors cite lack of enforcement, fraud potential
(April 20, 2010) Of all the systems pitched as environmental panaceas, few seem seem to be as mired in controversy and confusion as carbon trading.
The Zipingpu experiment: Dam engineers go back to the drawing boards
(April 20, 2010) Until the deadly Wenchuan earthquake in China in 2008, no large concrete face rockfill dam (CFRD) had ever been subject to a strong, ground shaking earthquake. But that changed on May 12, 2008 when the Zipingpu hydro dam, one of the largest CFRDs in China and sitting just 17 km from the earthquake epicenter, suffered higher than anticipated seismic forces, causing major damage to its concrete face and deflecting the giant structure 180 mm downstream. A leading scientist now says the earthquake should act as a wake up call for dam builders.
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