(March 1, 2002) Law suit could be one of the most important political moves in Belizes’ environmental history.
Spring 2002 Campaign Letter
Three Gorges dam begins to crack, putting millions at risk.
Dirty debt: Rich countries share responsibility for Indonesia’s impossible debt burden
(March 1, 2002) In October 2001, campaigners from Indonesia, Britain and Germany made their way to the British Treasury. The purpose of the meeting was to pressure the British government to cancel military debts owed by Indonesia to Britain.
Poll measures depth of feeling in China about loss of relics
One of China’s most popular Web sites recently posted a special issue on the frantic last-ditch effort to salvage a fraction of the historic sites and cultural relics that will be inundated next year when the Three Gorges reservoir is filled.
Nam Thuen 2 Dam Deal Blasted as EGAT Signs Agreement
(February 28, 2002) Amid concerns about a lack of electricity demand in Thailand and environmental and social problems, Thailand’s state power agency (EGAT) signed an agreement to buy 980 megawatts of electricity from Laos’ Nam Thuen 2 dam, starting from 2006.
Landslides could worsen with global warming: U.N.
(February 28, 2002) In poor nations, many people are forced to live on unstable hillsides. ‘Late arrivals are always settling in the most dangerous land,’ says Janos Bogardi, director of the U.N. University Institute for Environment and Human Security.
Probe International accuses Canadian engineering giant of professional negligence and incompetence
(February 27, 2002) Probe International filed a complaint yesterday against Canadian engineering firm, AMEC, for professional misconduct, negligence, and incompetence regarding its geotechnical assessment of the proposed Chalillo dam in Belize.<.
China grasps for green
(February 26, 2002) For once, activists and the Party seem to have the same goal: to tackle China’s appalling environmental record. But can they get along enough to do some good?
Chinese chemical threat to rivers
(February 25, 2002) More than 100 of the 21,000 chemical plants located alongside China’s rivers and coastline pose safety threats, the country’s environment chief has warned.
Lawsuit against Fortis charges GOB and BEL breaking the law!
(February 24, 2002) Lawsuit challenges Belize government’s conditional go-ahead for Chalillo dam project without public hearings or consideration of hundreds of pages of comments from leading scientists, as required by law.
Interview with Belize Prime Minister Said Musa
(February 24, 2002) In an exclusive interview with The Reporter, Belize Prime Minister agrees that the Chaillo dam should only proceed when all doubts about environment mitigation studies and the geolology of the site are resolved.
Leading engineers call for geological-safety inspection
(February 21, 2002) Two senior Chinese water engineers have urged the central government to undertake a geological-safety inspection of new settlements being built in the Three Gorges area before the dam reservoir is filled next year.
Dam could imperil endangered-crane habitat, author warns
Downstream impacts of the Three Gorges dam could ‘fatally degrade’ an important wintering ground for the world’s most endangered crane species, writer-naturalist Peter Matthiessen warns in a new book.
Canadian firm charged with bribery in Lesotho
(February 20, 2002) The prosecution team says evidence will be led that Acres International paid bribes worth millions of US dollars to the former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Authority.
Belize dam approval challenged in court
(February 20, 2002) Belizean environmental and business groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Belizean government’s conditional approval for the Canadian-backed Chalillo hydroelectric dam.
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