(June 3, 2008) To build a hospital, nuclear power station or a large dam you need to know the possible earthquake risks of the terrain. Now, researchers from the Universities of Granada and Jaen, alongside scientists from the University of California, have developed, based on relief data from the southern edge of the Sierra Nevada, a geomorphological index that analyses land form in relation to active tectonics, applicable to any mountain chain on the planet.
Chinese think tank report warns on relations between public, go’t officials
(September 12, 2008) A report from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the country’s leading think tank, warned conflict between the public and government officials had become more obvious in recent years.
U.S., other nations step up bribery battle
(September 12, 2008) The Wall Street Journal’s Russel Gold and David Crawford look at the
PRESS RELEASE China’s Three Gorges dam faces financial death spiral
(December 16, 1999) Uneconomic and outmoded, the Three Gorges dam will have difficulty finding customers for its electricity in China’s rapidly modernizing electricity market, according to a new Probe International report
PRESS RELEASE Three Gorges dam to create huge, stagnant, stinking pond
(November 29, 1999) After thousands of years of letting their sewage flow downstream and out to sea, Chongqing and other Yangtze cities now face the prospect of it staying in the water that laps their shores.
PRESS RELEASE Three Gorges resettlement in chaos, awaiting central directives
(October 1, 1999) The resettlement of up to two million people who will be flooded out of their homes by China’s massive Three Gorges dam is in chaos, according to a Chinese sociologist.
PRESS RELEASE Internet news service on controversial Three Gorges dam launched
(July 9, 1998) Probe International is today launching the first bilingual Internet information news service about China’s Three Gorges dam, the world’s largest hydro-electric project. Although already under construction, debate about the controversial dam on China’s Yangtze river continues. Technical problems, such as rapidly accumulating silt and a weaker-than-expected rock foundation, have already slowed construction. Meanwhile popular resistance to the massive resettlement of nearly 2 million people is threatening to provoke conflict between the state and the affected public.
Three Gorges: the last chance
(January 8, 2006) Next year China will flood the Yangtze valley, and one of the world’s great sights will be lost forever. Go now before it’s too late, the author urges.
Theme park by Three Gorges dam
(January 9, 2006) Chongqing announces plans to draw tourists to the dam area.
90-year-old academician wins 1 million yuan prize
Professor Zhang Guangduo is honoured for his design work on controversial big dams in China.
Three Gorges to maintain original splendour
(January 13, 2006) The water level in the reservoir after the dam is completed in 2009 will affect local scenic sights to some extent, but is expected to add to the beauty of the Three Gorges, the official Chinese news agency says.
Three Gorges cofferdam dismantled
(January 20, 2006) The temporary cofferdam in front of the Three Gorges Dam was demolished May 1, introducing the next phase of construction.
Shipping, scenery unaffected at Three Gorges
(January 20, 2006) Demolition of the Three Gorges cofferdam on May 1 has not caused a water-level rise near the main dam, engineers said, adding, however, that some scenic spots will be submerged when the reservoir is filled to 135 metres in June 2003.
Huaneng wins support for Three Gorges foray
(January 20, 2006) With clouds gathering over Huaneng Power International’s decision to invest in the controversial Three Gorges project, some research analysts have come to the mainland power company’s defence.
Experts approve Three Gorges construction quality
(January 20, 2006) A team of experts has deemed the Three Gorges dam ‘safe and reliable enough to hold water,’ the official Chinese news agency reports.
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