(April 2, 2003) Belize Times reporter
Norris Hall accused Belize Zoo Director Sharon Matola of saying that
Belizeans are not capable of reaching the ‘right’ conclusion on the
building of the Chalillo dam on the Macal River.
Press briefing by Ari Fleischer
(April 2, 2003) A reporter questioning Ari Fleischer about the Iraq situation, asked: "Does the President have a feeling on what should be done with Iraq’s debt?
Analysis: Russia-U.S. ties strained by war
(April 2, 2003) Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is quoted to the thorny issue of Iraq’s $7.5 billion debt to Russia, admitting for the first time that "Saddam is neither friend nor brother to us, and he will never repay (Iraq’s) debts to us."
Vietnam starts resettlement to make way for massive Son La dam
(April 1, 2003) In Vietnam’s mountainous northwest, the Son La People’s Committee has moved the first 52 people of a total of 91,000 that will be forcibly
evicted to make way for the massive Son La dam.
‘An imbalance of power’
(March 31, 2003) It’s Q and A time for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Maclean’s magazine sits down with the high-profile environmental crusader to talk about war, profits, and Fortis Inc’s proposal to build a hydro dam in Belize’s Upper Macal River Valley.
A clean slate for Iraq
(March 31, 2003) A recent New Yorker article endorsed Probe International’s position on Iraq’s odious debts, articulated in a National Post opinion piece on Feb. 12, 2003, by Larry Solomon and Probe International’s Pat Adams.
A war for France’s oil – The real reason Chirac backed Saddam
(March 29, 2003) Iraq makes a new exhibit for the argument that natural resources are more a curse than blessing. Since his earliest days, Saddam has channeled the country’s oil revenue through his personal accounts and used it to amass weapons and buy off supporters.
Liberation means freedom from debt
(March 29, 2003) Dr. Eric Herring argues that the liberation of the Iraqi people means freedom.
Xiaolangdi turbine trouble heightens Three Gorges concerns
One of the foreign companies supplying turbines for the Three Gorges project has agreed to pay US$3 million in compensation after cracks appeared on similar equipment it built for a dam on the Yellow River.
VIDEO: The Crocodile Hunter from Australia (5 min. RealPlayer format)
(March 26, 2003) Steve Irwin speaks out against Fortis Inc.’s proposed Chalillo dam during a visit with Sharon Matola of the Belize Zoo.
ASEAN leaders back huge projects for Mekong
(March 26, 2003) But activists warn of environmental harm.
Three Gorges tourism slumps amid war jitters
The threat of war in Iraq has led to a tourism slump this year in the Three Gorges area, as foreigners uneasy about air travel cancel plans for holidays abroad, the Hubei Daily (Hubei Ribao) reports.
Africa debates odious debt
(March 19, 2005) A non-binding resolution passed by Nigeria’s House of Representatives last week to halt payments on the country’s $35 billion external debt has provoked some strong responses.
More cash needed to fix ‘enormous’ resettlement problems, official says
A top Three Gorges project official has urged Beijing to pour more money into an increasingly cash-starved resettlement effort that is not delivering promised benefits to many of the rural migrants who have moved to make way for the world’s biggest dam.
World Bank to call for more dams
(March 14, 2003) More dams must be built in developing countries to meet future demands for water and electricity, the World Bank will tell an international water conference starting on Sunday in Kyoto, Japan.
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