(October 26, 2010) The water level at the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest water control and hydropower project, reached its designed highest mark Tuesday.
Gagging to be free
(October 21, 2010) Speaking to The Economist, Probe International fellow Dai Qing says liberal change is coming to China’s press.
Standing tall: Chinese dissidents call for greater political reform
(October 21, 2010) A group of Chinese intellectuals, activists and dissidents celebrate Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize, but say more political reform is needed.
How Europe Contributes to Ethiopia’s Repression
(October 21, 2010) Ethiopia may be a model on some issues, but not on human rights, writes Leslie Lefkow.
Three Gorges water close to max
(October 21, 2010) China’s state run media outlet, China Daily, is reporting that the reservoir behind the Three Gorges is inching closer to its maximum level.
Carbon Credit fraud discovered in Ukraine
(October 20, 2010) Ukraine is the latest country to face allegations of fraud connected with carbon credits, writes Brady Yauch.
N2O offset claim unlikely to impact CO2 market: analysts
(October 19, 2010) An environmental group’s claim that U.N. carbon offsets awarded to clean energy projects which destroy nitrous oxide (N2O) have led to “phantom” emissions cuts is unlikely to impact carbon permit prices, analysts said.
Bill C-300: Putting the mining companies in check
(October 18, 2010) Probe International’s Executive Director, Patricia Adams, discusses the upcoming third reading of Bill C-300, which would hold Canadian mining companies accountable for their environmental and human rights abuses.
Beijing’s Water Crisis: Environment, Civil Engagement and Their International Relevance
(October 18, 2010) Dai Qing, a Probe International fellow and one of China’s most famous activists and journalists, will be speaking at the University of Victoria on November 5, 2010. Read the details below.
Mainland’s water woes seen to get far worse
(October 18, 2010) The water crisis that Beijing faces today, with an estimated supply deficit of 400 million cubic metres, will be afflicting China’s major cities in 20 years, and millions of urban Chinese citizens will suffer, says Probe International’s Executive Director, Patricia Adams, in an article for the South China Morning Post.
Yale flunks global warming
(October 17, 2010) If you aren’t confident that humans are responsible for warming the planet, you may be judged a dunce, according to a new Yale University survey entitled “Americans’ Knowledge of Climate Change.”
Chinese premier’s calls for reform spark excitement, skepticism
(October 16, 2010) More than 100 intellectuals back Wen Jiabao’s promises of political reform. Wen’s critics say his kinder, gentler image and platform are all smoke and mirrors, writes Barbara Demick for the Los Angeles Times.
Like water through your hands: Most foreign aid money sent to East Timor not spent in the country
(October 15, 2010) New figures show that most of the foreign aid money sent to East Timor is not actually spent inside the country.
Introduction to Xie Chaoping’s book, “The Great Relocation”
(October 15, 2010) Probe International has translated the introduction by Long Pingchuan, a Chinese writer, to Xie Chaoping’s controversial book, “The Great Relocation,” which details the struggles of migrants relocated to make way for the Sanmenxia dam.
Dai Qing: People’s power
(October 14, 2010) Dai Qing, one of China’s foremost writers, recently wrote in Radio Free Asia about a dinner held in honour of Xie Chaoping, the author of “The Great Relocation” who was detained in August at his Beijing home on charges of “illegal activities” and held until September 17 in a Shaanxi Province jail.
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