(November 16, 2001) For Pak Mool villagers, the decision to leave open the sluice gates of Pak Mool dam for one year was not an act of mercy by the government, but rather the fruit of their prolonged 70-day street protest.
Fortis responds to Probe International
(November 16, 2001) Letter from Belize Electric Company Ltd., A Fortis Company, in reaction to Grainne Ryder’s article entitled “chalillo news-and-opinion belize-needs-free-energy-market-not-more-dams” Belize needs a free energy market, not more dams dated October 31, 2001, published in the National Post.
Fortis responds to Probe International
China to divert waters, at people-moving cost
(November 15, 2001) Construction will begin soon on a gigantic project to divert river waters from southern China to the north, where a growing scarcity of water is limiting development around cities like Beijing and Tianjin, officials said this week.
PRESS RELEASE: Newfoundland power company gets green light to flood Central American rainforest
Belize government decision to grant clearance to Newfoundland-based Fortis Inc. for its proposed Chalillo hydro dam contravenes Belize environmental law, say citizens groups.
Newfoundland power company gets green light to flood Central American rainforest
(November 15, 2001) Belize government decision to grant clearance to Newfoundland-based Fortis Inc. for its proposed Chalillo hydro dam contravenes Belize environmental law, say citizens groups.
Chalillo dam project cleared by Belize government
(November 15, 2001) The government of Belize has decided to approve construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in a jungle valley, destroying some of the richest rainforest habitat in the country.
Switzerland has discovered thawing assets is tougher than freezing
(November 14, 2001) Freezing assets here is easy. All it takes is a banker’s suspicion of a client’s ill-gotten gain and a quick call to the federal money-laundering office, and it’s done. Thawing out assets, though, can be an entirely different story.
US lawyer to sue banks linked to apartheid regime
(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.
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