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The impact of wind turbines on groundwater in Ontario community

By Other News Sources on January 28, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Water quality has gone downhill fast since installation of turbines in area.

Xi’s Machiavellian rise and mounting challenges to Beijing’s rule of one

By Other News Sources on January 24, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A look at the alliances and political warfare that propelled Xi Jinping from an unremarkable mid-level official in a backwater province to the supreme ruler of China.

‘Building on tofu’: Medog another project damming Tibet’s environment

By Other News Sources on January 24, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Critics argue the Medog Hydropower Station in Tibet poses risks that are not worth the cost for a region that doesn’t support demand for the energy it would generate.

Chinese hydropower: damning Tibet’s culture, community and environment

By Other News Sources on January 24, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

An in-depth look at the scope and scale of China’s single-minded push for ever more dams in Tibet.

Four major hazards of the Jinsha River Tiger Leaping Gorge Hydropower Project

By Other News Sources on January 22, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

A blockbuster report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao uncovers the deceit, censorship and raw force at play in the resurrection of a massive dam project in a geologically complex region.

Hydropower reports touch on China’s pain points

By Mu Lan on January 20, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Why would Chinese authorities remove four articles on hydropower dams by high-profile geologist Fan Xiao from WeChat after tolerating them for years?

Damage detected in five dams in Tibet after Dingri earthquake

By Other News Sources on January 18, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The earthquake has reignited concerns about the vulnerability of China’s extensive hydropower projects in Tibet.

Will Trump crack the mystery of Covid-19’s origin?

By Other News Sources on January 17, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

The incoming Trump administration may revive efforts to investigate China’s responsibility, with some of his cabinet picks challenging prevailing narratives about COVID-19.

China emptying dams as cracks found after big quake in Tibet

By Other News Sources on January 16, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China’s plans for hydropower development in vulnerable regions has alarmed neighboring India and Bangladesh, who fear impacts on tens of millions of people downstream and water supplies.

Hydropower colossus generates grave concern

By Probe International on January 13, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The prospect of a massive dam in Tibet raises the roof on anxiety for downstream neighbors.

China’s alternative to “Iron Silk Road” bypasses Russia

By Probe International on January 10, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China’s ongoing interest in securing delivery routes is part of a long-term investment that serves a variety of end goals, including its dependence on fossil fuels.

World’s largest dam to be built by China raises concerns in India, Bangladesh

By Other News Sources on January 10, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydropower dam in a seismically active region on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh sparks concerns in both countries.

How China is expanding global influence via debt trap diplomacy

By Other News Sources on January 10, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China’s Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in several unsustainable debt-for-infrastructure deals in South Asia and Europe, which further Beijing’s geostrategic ambitions.

Tibet earthquake raises a big question mark on China’s Yarlung Tsangpo super dam project

By Other News Sources on January 9, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Why construct the world’s biggest dam in a seismically vulnerable region that doesn’t even require the energy it will generate?

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tibet claims 126

By Other News Sources on January 8, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The powerful earthquake that struck a remote region of Tibet was triggered by tectonic activity in the Lhasa block.

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