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.
Murky practices mar bidding for Three Gorges cleanup contracts
(October 31, 2001) Hundreds of factories, hospitals and other buildings containing hazardous materials are to be dismantled and their sites scrubbed clean before the Three Gorges dam reservoir is filled to the 135-metre level in 2003. But as the deadline looms, concern is mounting that time is too short for an environmental cleanup of this magnitude.
Belize needs a free energy market, not more dams
(October 31, 2001) Fortis, a Newfoundland-based power company, is creating havoc in the tiny Central American country of Belize. To build a wildly uneconomic hydro dam in the rain forests of Belize, Fortis is using its monopoly powers to shut out local power producers, keep out imported Mexican power, deny Belize consumers low-cost power and undermine Belize’s fastest growing industry, ecotourism.
Robert Kennedy Jr. met le géant canadien de l’énergie Fortis dans sa mire
(October 31, 2001) Robert Kennedy Jr, ricain bien connu entre autres pour son appui aux Cris contre le défunt projet Grande-Baleine, se joindra demain à la coalition internationale de verts s’opposant à la construction d’un barrage au Bacutelize.
Fortis to have final say on dam, says Musa
(October 31, 2001) Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa says decision to build a second hydroelectric dam on Belize’s Macal River is the responsibility of Fortis, the Canadian company behind the project.
Canada’s Industry Minister Brian Tobin responds
(October 31, 2001) Letter in reply to PI’s concern about the Chalillo hydro project in Belize.
Malone facing old adversary
Comedian off to fight Fortis Inc.’s Belize hydro development.
Probe International letter to Fortis Inc. Board of Directors
Letter responding to Fortis’ refusal to meet with citizens groups to discuss Fortis’ proposed hydro project in Belize.
PRESS RELEASE: Kennedy slams plan for Canadian dam in Belize rainforest
Robert Kennedy, Jr. will join environmentalists at a news conference to alert Canadian shareholders to plans by Newfoundland-based Fortis to flood Belize’s Macal River Valley, one of the wildest places remaining in Central America.
Thailand assailed for rejecting inspection of wastewater project
(October 26, 2001) The controversy involving a foreign- funded wastewater treatment plant in Thailand heightened this week after the Thai government refused to allow an independent inspection team to review the project’s environmental and economic worth.
Chalillo: el desastre que viene
Tiempos Del Mundo, a Latin American weekly newspaper, interviewed Probe International for this detailed article (published in Spanish), about its campaign to stop the Chalillo dam.
Rights and Democracy & West Coast Environmental Law Association present briefs to SCFAIT
(October 24, 2001) SCFAIT hears presentations from Warren Allmand, President, Rights and Democracy and Linda Nowlan, Executive Director, West Coast Environmental Law Association as the committee continues to review Bill C-31.
West Coast Environmental Law Association’s brief to SCFAIT on Bill C-31
(October 24, 2001) Since its formation in 1974, WCELA has been extensively involved in the development and implementation of environmental law at both the provincial and federal levels in Canada.
Letter to Editor: Newfoundlanders dam insensitive
(October 11, 2001) It seems that Fortis had slipped this behemoth project through the formal channels of environmental assessment with nary an eyebrow raised until the Natural History Museum of London, which immediately raised the red flag.
PM makes sales pitch for Candus
(October 23, 2001) On visit to controversial reactor project, Chrétien urges China to buy some more.
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