(March 31, 2006) The extreme lack of water, due to a drought in Sichuan province, has seriously affected the ability to generate power. The province has prepared its last remaining backup coal-fueled generator as the power grid strains to supply electricity.
Three Gorges dam implicated in serious embankment breaches
(March 31, 2006) Officials in Hunan province, racing to repair ruptures in earthen embankments near Yueyang, point to the big dam 400 kilometres upriver as the main cause of the dangerous situation.
Jubilee USA welcomes World Bank debt cancellation accord
(March 30, 2006) Debt relief advocate, Jubilee USA Network, has welcomed approval of debt cancellation by the World Bank Executive Board for some impoverished countries, and urged the Bank to remove deadly delays to debt cancellation for additional impoverished countries.
Water power everywhere: China building another world-class hydropower station
(March 30, 2006) In the pattern of the Longtan Power Station and the Three Gorges Power Station, China is set to start building another world-class hydropower station before the end of this year – the Xiaowan Power Station at Lancang River in Yunnan province.
Still waiting for debt relief
(March 28, 2006) Last July, debt relief was all the rage. Fast forward to the present. Public attention has shifted elsewhere, the G8 deal has only been partially implemented, and much more work remains to be done.
China’s willing censors
(March 26, 2006) What do recent events in China tell us about the power of information technology to transform repressive societies?
Dam shady business
(March 26, 2006) Michiel du Plooy must be a nervous man. The Free State businessman is expected to be a key witness in the next corruption case to be launched by the Lesotho prosecuting authority.
Corruption made-in-west: Wolfowitz
(May 24, 2006) "For every bribe-taker, there’s a bribe-giver, and often that comes from a developed country." – Paul Wolfowitz.
Moves to curb river pollution
(March 23, 2006) China is stepping up its fight against sewage and waste in the Yangtze River in answer to growing public concern about ecological disaster.
Lift burden of debt from neighbors
(March 22, 2006) Florida: The time has come for Floridians to talk seriously about the debt burden our Latin American neighbors face.
Chongqing unveils plan for two Yangtze dams
(March 22, 2006) Chongqing, the sprawling municipality at the upstream end of the Three Gorges reservoir, has revealed a plan to build two big dams on the main channel of the Yangtze River, the Chongqing Morning Post (Chongqing chenbao) reported yesterday [Mar 21].
Senior official stresses environmental protection
(March 21, 2006) China must make more efforts to improve its deteriorating environment, said the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Yangtze/Jinsha dams: Fact box
(March 21, 2006) Information on just a few of the scores of dams planned for the Yangtze and Jinsha (as the upper Yangtze is called).
BAE ordered to name payment agents
(March 17, 2006) BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest and most influential arms company, has been ordered to reveal the identity of agents it uses to make secret payments abroad.al the identity of agents it uses to make secret payments abroad.
Agency to boost anti-corruption
(March 17, 2006) The Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) offers UK exports insurance against non-payment.
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