Canadian pension dollars set to fund eco-destruction
Probe International reply to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
(June 17, 2009) Last August, HidroAysén submitted its Environmental Impact Assessment to the environmental authorities for its proposed hydroelectric dams in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. The EIA excluded the transmission component of the project, which would be developed by Transelec and includes a 1,500-mile long transmission line and related infrastructure crossing through 14 legally protected natural areas and thousands of private properties, around volcanoes, and over fjords spanning, in all, more than half of Chile’s entire length.
Coalition raises dam worries
(June 18, 2009) Group says Cambodian fisheries vulnerable to planned Mekong hydro dams.
Mekong citizens appeal to Thai PM against construction of dams
(June 18, 2009) Citizens of six countries which share the Mekong River on Thursday submitted a petition with 16,000 signatures to Thailand’s Prime Minister to save the Mekong River.
Three Gorges dam building industry goes global
(June 15, 2009) China’s global dam building business has its roots in the massive Three Gorges project, which is now almost fully operational and was built mainly using Western technology and construction know-how.
China: New dam builder for the world
(December 28, 2007) Home to almost half of the world’s 45,000 biggest dams, China has embarked on a push to export its hydropower know-how to developing countries — even as it contends with environmental damage and social upheaval at home from the massive Three Gorges Dam.
China Suspends Construction Of Two Hydropower Dams In Yangtze River Region
(June 12, 2009) China Environment Ministry has suspended the construction of two hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region. The ministry has suspended because of the construction work was started without the necessary environmental assessments, which is illegal. These hydropower dams require additional environmental reviews to proceed. These hydropower dams are part of a projected CNY200 billion hydropower project along the Jinsha River tributary in southwest China.
Three Gorges Power Corp admits hydro dams too costly
(May 23, 2009) China Three Gorges Project Corporation vice-general manager has made a stunning admission: Relocating people and protecting the environment has made large-scale hydro projects too costly to warrant further investment.
Environmentalists cheer Premier Wen Jiabao’s call to stop construction on Liuku dam
(May 22, 2009) Environmentalists welcomed China’s Premier Wen Jiabao’s call for a stop to construction of the Liuku hydropower station on the Nu (Salween) river in Yunnan—one of only two rivers in China that has not been dammed.
Stop over-development of hydropower is the only way to save rare fish in the Yangtze
(May 15, 2009) Probe International provides a translation of a story detailing the effects on aquatic life resulting from the construction of hydro dams in the Yangtze. The article was originally published in The China Economic Times, on May 6, 2009.
Fortis in Belize – Comprehensive Summary and Analysis
(May 4, 2009) In the tiny Central American country of Belize (population 300,000) there once was a forested river valley where scarlet macaws nested in giant quamwood trees and jaguars roamed, undisturbed by chainsaws and bulldozers.
Chapter 11: ‘Time to lay down the law’
(May 3, 2009) At a conference attended by prefecture and county officials on April 21, the joint work team gave a progress report to prefecture commissioner Xu Zerong on efforts to deal with the disturbances at the Dahe hydropower station. The record of the conference showed how the significant decisions were made.
Chapter 10: Baiyang 16 goes into battle
(May 3, 2009) With the dispute over the calcium-carbide factory now a thing of the past, the affected groups in Shanyang turned their attention to another major struggle: extracting compensation for fields eroded by the Dahe dam after 1978.
Chapter 9: Let them eat bread!
(May 3, 2009) On August 1, 1987, 200 peasants marched to the Dahe station, led by Tailor Wang, Jiang Youheng, Wu Qixian, Yao Longshi and Liang Yongwu. The heads of the upstream groups and several representatives went to the office at the station to talk to the people in charge.
Chapter 8: Good guys and bad apples
(May 3, 2009)
"The top leaders in Beijing are our benefactors, the provincial leaders are like our family members, there are good officials at the prefecture, there are more bad eggs than good at the county – while all local cadres at the township level are our enemies." – A Yunyang county folk song
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