(November 23, 2010) The flow of the river will be weakened seriously or it can dry out completely if its waters is transferred to other rivers, like a man who loses his blood, wrote Prof., Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tran.
WSJ: World Bank Gives China Measured Praise on Green Energy
(November 23, 2010) The Wall Street Journal puts the World Bank’s “measured praise” of China’s green energy policies in context.
How to Best Help Haiti: Reduce Foreign Aid
(November 19, 2010) A speech given at the University of Waterloo by Probe International’s Executive Director, Patricia Adams, on the failure of foreign aid in Haiti.
Canada dodges carbon suicide
(November 19, 2010) Opposition MPs and warmist NGOs this week responded with outrage that the Harper government should have dared to use the Senate — an unelected body that the Conservatives claim they want to reform — to kill the Climate Change Accountability Act.
Interview with Dai Qing, the environmental activist, investigative journalist, and writer
(November 19, 2010) The indomitable Dai Qing (戴晴) has chosen to demand answers to uncomfortable questions and bring to account a system that dreams big dreams but harms those it is meant to serve.
Closing the Climategate
(November 18, 2010) The official inquiry might have exonerated scientists, but attitude changes are needed for science to ensure it holds the public’s trust.
China dams Brahmaputra river in Tibet
(November 16, 2010) China has dammed the Brahmaputra river in Tibet for the first time in order to begin the main construction work on a 510 MW hydropower station project, notwithstanding concerns raised by India in this regard.
Chinese scientists say water diversion from Bohai to Xinjiang unfeasible
(November 16, 2010) A proposal to divert water from the Bohai Sea on China’s eastern coast to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the far west to fight deserts and sandstorms is “unfeasible” and an “illusion,” water resources scientists and experts said Tuesday.
Zambia corruption scandal links back to Canada
(November 15, 2010) A corruption scandal in Zambia involving top officials in the Health Ministry has links to Canadian foreign aid, writes Brady Yauch.
Miami rice: subsidizing poverty creation in Haiti
(November 15, 2010) Food aid in Haiti is the real reason the country is struggling to feed itself.
Global warming gave us chocolate, says new study touting benefits to tropical forests of a much hotter climate
(November 14, 2010) If the planet heats up dramatically, as Al Gore and others fear, the planet’s tropical forests could be a big winner, according to a just-published study in Science magazine that looked at a previous warming period in Earth’s history.
Chinese man battles lake pollution
(November 13, 2010) The Washington Post’s William Wan reports on the story of pollution on China’s Tai Lake and one man’s journey from being a celebrated environmentalist by national officials to being labelled a criminal.
Listen: Probe International’s Executive Director Patricia Adams in a panel on foreign aid
(Nov. 12, 2010) Probe International’s Executive Director, Patricia Adams, recently participated in a panel discussion on foreign aid, hosted by Radio Canada International.
Tax happy: Another African leaders says taxation a better way to promote development
(November 12, 2010) More evidence on the growing chorus of African leaders that say a more efficient taxation system beats foreign aid in promoting development, writes Brady Yauch.
Hebei to establish special development zone around Beijing
(November 12, 2010) Hebei Province invited officials, experts and scholars, including those from the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission to take part in discussions on Nov. 11 about creating an “economic circle around Beijing.”
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