(November 12, 2001) Campaigning New York lawyer Ed Fagan is to sue banks in Europe and the United States on behalf of victims of South Africa’s apartheid regime, it was reported on Sunday.
Probe International responds to Fortis
Environmental quality to influence promotion of officials
(November 7, 2001) ‘China will take into account environmental quality in evaluating work of regional officials, a measure deemed important to curb reckless pursuit of GDP growth at the cost of the environment,’ Xinhua says.
Behind the dark curtains: Battle lines drawn as peasants name names and officials cover up
An exclusive Three Gorges Probe report reveals extraordinary new detail about endemic corruption, debauchery and an underworld that now plagues the Three Gorges dam resettlement operation.
Behind the dark curtains:Exclusive report on Three Gorges resettlement
Coal price crisis stems from economic shift
(November 5, 2001) ‘Both the coal mining and power generating sectors are facing possible overcapacity this year, which offers a golden opportunity for promoting market-orientated reforms,’ a commentator writes.
Dam fight turns nasty as Fortis announces start-up
Leading Belize newspaper, The Reporter, publishes coverage of the recent media event in Toronto to stop the Fortis dam.
Belize dam pits Canadian firm against environmentalists
Inter Press Service, an Internet news provider on global issues, alerts its members to Canada’s Fortis dam controversy.
Kennedy adds clout to Belize dam protest
(November 2, 2001) Economic benefits ‘probably . . . zero,’ Kennedy says of project in crucial rainforest.
Fortis disputes Kennedy claims
(November 2, 2001) It’s a major bombardment in the media of misleading information," says Fortis president and chief executive Stan Marshall.
Tread softly: the ethics of working in developing countries
(November 1, 2001) Engineers have a firm belief that what they do benefits society. But critics say their work in developing countries does not benefit the poorest people, and sometimes even does harm.
Opponents of dam take battle to TSE
(November 1, 2001) Leading environmentalists launch campaign against Fortis Inc. today at a Toronto Stock Exchange conference hosted by Probe International.
Kennedy slams plan for Canadian dam in Belize rainforest
(November 1, 2001) Environmentalists target TSE-listed power company.
Laos hopes to ink hydropower pact with Thai EGAT by end-Nov
(October 31, 2001) Laos hopes to sign a power purchase agreement with EGAT by end-November, for electricity sales to Thailand from the Nam Theun 2 hydropower dam.
Termites blamed in Sichuan dam collapse
Termites were partly responsible for the collapse of a dam in Sichuan province earlier this month that killed 16 people and left 10 others missing, the Nanfang Dushi Bao (South Urban Daily) reported.


