(May 20, 2006) At a time when many countries are questioning the benefits of damming their rivers to harness electricity, China’s government has announced it is almost finished building the World’s largest dam.
China Completes Construction of World’s Largest Dam
(May 20, 2006) China is celebrating the completion of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest. With the last load of cement poured, the dam is 2,300 meters long and, when filled, the reservoir will be 656 kilometers long. The project that has been a dream of Chinese leaders since the early 20th century.
Big Projects Targeted for Review
As the International Commission on Large Dams met last week in Beijing, China, international dambuilders are bracing for the release of a report that could rewrite planning and, more importantly, lending criteria for large international dam projects.
China’s Three Gorges dam nears completion
(May 20, 2006) At a time when many countries are questioning the benefits of damming their rivers to harness electricity, China’s government has announced it is almost finished building the World’s largest dam.
What cost as China tames mother river
(May 20, 2006) The dam’s most outspoken opponent is Dai Qing, a journalist turned activist whose book Yangtze! Yangtze , which argued that the dam is a waste of money and an environment disaster, brought her 10 months in a maximum security jail.
Ronnie, Winnie and nuclear power
(May 19, 2006) Ronnie Velasco, in his newly published memoirs, Trailblazing, the Quest for Energy Self-Reliance, opens by ad-homineming "the anti-Marcos opposition" for "the tragedy of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant."
China builds Three Gorges dam wall, prompts concern
(May 19, 2006) China tomorrow marks a milestone in building the world’s largest hydropower project, a venture that’s easing electricity shortages and prompting concern about the effect on the environment.
Great wall across the Yangtze
This PBS documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, looks at the construction of the controversial Three Gorges Dam, and its environmental implications.
PRESS RELEASE Probe International calls for independent financial audit of China’s Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Now that construction of the mammoth Three Gorges dam spanning China’s Yangtze River is nearing completion, an independent and transparent financial and environmental audit is needed, says Probe International.
Laos resettlement push raises hopes and hackles
(May 16, 2006) Well-intentioned or not, government policies that have forced villagers to relocate to make way for development projects "have mostly been disastrous for people and communities," says a new study by Probe International.
Dai Qing comments on ‘completion’ of the Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Dai Qing delivers a talk on the Three Gorges dam at Sanwei Bookstore in Beijing.
Probe International calls for independent financial audit of China’s Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Probe International calls for an independent and transparent financial and environmental audit of China’s mammoth Three Gorges dam as it nears completion.
Dai Qing comments on ‘completion’ of the Three Gorges dam
(May 16, 2006) Dai Qing delivers a talk on the Three Gorges dam at Sanwei Bookstore in Beijing
OECD says companies must reveal record on bribery
(May 16, 2006) Companies seeking export guarantees from rich country governments must in future declare whether any of their staff have been charged with or convicted of bribing foreign officials, reports the Financial Times.
Three Gorges project raises dam questions
(May 14, 2006) Construction on China’s Three Gorges dam is set to finish next week but its critics warn the lessons about the environmental consequences of the world’s largest hydropower project have yet to be learned.
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