(December 4, 2001) Senators vote on motion to amend BillC-31 clause 9.
Complaint to Auditor-General’s Commissioner on Environment and Sustainable Development
(December 4, 2001) Re: CIDA’s support for the Chalillo dam
Complaint to Auditor-General’s Commissioner on Environment and Sustainable Development
A river in Belize runs through Newfoundland
(December 3, 2001) The campus and community radio station of Memorial University has been following the Challilo dam proposal in Belize. So far 5 episodes have been broadcast. The radio program airs each Wednesday night at 9 pm NF time on CHMR 93.5 FM.
Zimbabwe: broadcast blues
(December 1, 2001) A new act on broadcasting in Zimbabwe, signed into law on April 4 by President Robert Mugabe, represents a carte blanche move to police journalists and control the flow of information.
Fortis faces opposition over plans for rainforest dam: Protests held in Atlantic locations
(December 1, 2001) Concerned citizens from across Atlantic Canada are taking part in a regional day of action, calling on Fortis Inc. of St. John’s, Nfld., to immediately stop its plans to construct the Chalillo Dam in Belize, Central America.
Newfoundland company accused of threatening Central American rainforest
(November 30, 2001) TV and newspaper ads are now part of a nationwide campaign aimed at pressuring Fortis Inc. to abort its plan to construct a $30 million hydroelectric dam in a Central American rainforest in Belize.
Northern China wetlands drying up: Xinhua
(November 30, 2001) Xinhua said wetlands along north China’s biggest river system have shrunk by more than 80 per cent over the past five decades due to excessive exploitation of the river and damming of its tributaries.
Defence asks for re-opening of its case
(November 29, 2001) Defence lawyers in the Lesotho bribery trial have applied for the re-opening of their case. Meanwhile, the President of Acres International of Canada stated that his company as a matter of principle did not engage in corrupt business practices.
Hon. Senator Oliver moves an amendment to Bill C-31
(November 29, 2001) Export Development Act – Third Reading in the Senate Bill to Amend introduced Motion in Amendment – Vote Deferred until December 4, 2001.
No room for residents when ancient town is moved
The historic town of Dachang, due to be submerged when the Three Gorges dam reservoir is filled in 2003, is to be dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt on top of a hill, China Central Television (CCTV) has reported.
Wetlands sucked dry in China
(November 29, 2001) Fifty years ago, the Haihe and its tributaries formed an ecologically rich area that included 1,465 square miles of wetlands. Xinhua reports that the wetlands have now shrunk to just 207 square miles.
Probe International responds to Fortis
(November 28, 2001) In your response to my article “Belize needs a free energy market, not more dams,” National Post, October 31, 2001, you insist that your parent utility, Fortis/Belize Electricity, is not using its monopoly to protect BECOL’s Chalillo hydro dam from competition.
China launches Three Gorges dam media campaign
China has launched an all-out media campaign to polish the image of the Three Gorges dam, Sanxia gongcheng bao (Three Gorges Daily) reports.
Britain’s long backhander game
(November 27, 2001) Ministers have tabled a bill allowing prosecution of firms that use bribes to win export orders. Why has it taken years?
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