Many residents of Hubei province plan to gather at the Zigui county government building tomorrow to denounce corruption among local officials.
China ‘executes dam protester’
(December 7, 2006) The Chinese authorities secretly executed a man who took part in violent protests against a hydroelectric project in 2004, his lawyer said.
China secretly executes man after protest: lawyer
(December 7, 2006) A court in southwestern China has secretly executed a man who took part in an environmental protest which turned into a riot, a lawyer and a family member said on Wednesday.
China secretly executes anti-dam protester
(December 7, 2006) Chinese officials have secretly executed a demonstrator who took part in a massive protest in 2004 against a hydro-electric dam in the south-western province of Sichuan, lawyers and family members said yesterday.
Dam protester put to death in secret, rushed execution
(December 7, 2006) A 20-year-old who took part in angry local protests against the Pubugou dam in Sichuan province two years ago was executed on Nov. 28, with neither his family nor his lawyer notified beforehand.
Multinational corporations violating China’s environmental laws and regulations
(December 5, 2006) Over the last three years, the Chinese government has punished 33 multinational corporations for violating the nation’s environmental laws and regulations, according to Ma Jun, director of the nongovernmental Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs.
China to begin construction of another hydropower plant on Yangtze River
(December 4, 2006) China will begin working on another hydropower station on Yalong River, a major tributary on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, this month.
Yangtze dolphin on verge of extinction
(December 3, 2006) A team of 30 Chinese and foreign scientists have failed in a 26-day search to find the rare white-flag dolphin in the Yangtze River.
China pollution crisis undermining growth: official
(December 2, 2006) China faces an environmental crisis that threatens to wipe out much of the gains of three decades of economic growth, one of China’s most outspoken environment officials said in comments published on Saturday.
Villagers, activists protest dams
(November 30, 2006) Thai villagers and anti-dam activists staged a protest in front of the World Bank offices in Bangkok yesterday, on the eve of an international conference on dam building in Southeast Asia.
Construction of new hydropower project in SW China starts
(November 29, 2006) Construction of the Longjiang River Hydropower Project, jointly invested by the Ministry of Water Resources and Yunnan Province, is officially started on Tuesday.
Beijing reservoir unfit even for irrigation – report
(November 29, 2006) Water from a reservoir that serves as Beijing’s fourth-biggest source of drinking water is unfit even for irrigation, state media reported on Tuesday, underlining the gravity of China’s water pollution problem.
2 bln USD to be invested for Yangtze River navigation
(November 29, 2006) China’s Ministry of Communications said on Tuesday that it will spend heavily to improve navigation channels and coal, ore and container berths along the country’s longest waterway, the Yangtze River.
A new culture of accountability and transparency
(November 28, 2006) Citizens must demand accountability from their political leaders, says Transparency International Chairwoman. An important challenge against corruption is taking root in Latin America and the Caribbean said Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International.
Earthshakers: the top 100 green campaigners of all time
(November 28, 2006) From the woman who raised the alarm over the profligate use of pesticides to the doctor who discovered that chimney sweeps in 18th century London were dying because of their exposure to soot, the government’s Environment Agency has named the scientists, campaigners, writers, economists and naturalists who, in its view, have done the most to save the planet.
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