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Canadian government responds to Probe International's recommendation that it must take responsibility for role in disastrous Three Gorges project.
February 06, 2008
Last November, Probe International called for the Canadian government to "make amends for failing to warn the Chinese government that the project's environmental risks would ultimately threaten the lives, property, and economic future of millions of people living along the Yangtze river." Read the orginal letter and the government's response. [Full story]
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Probe International opposes World Bank financing for Congo dams
May 28, 2007
Probe International tells the World Bank to halt all loans to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Inga dam project until those affected by the dam are provided with the water, sanitation, electricity, health and education services promised to them more than 30 years ago. [Full story]
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Direct mail campaign - May 2007
May 25, 2007
Companies in rich countries say they can’t (or won’t) reduce their emissions. Instead, they are allowed to buy carbon credits from projects in poor countries that are deemed to reduce emissions or store carbon. But these Third World projects often gobble up scarce farmland in favour of mega wind farms and hydro dams that don't generate greenhouse gasses. [Full story]
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Direct mail campaign - November 2006
November 21, 2006
Reparations are needed for those who have become "dam refugees" thanks to aid-funded hydro projects. [Full story]
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Direct mail campaign - May 2006
May 21, 2006
Probe International shows solidarity with Chinese environmentalists by providing English language training in Beijing. [Full story]
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The wrong kind of aid
November 05, 2005
Aid generally called "development aid" enriches corrupt and repressive governments while the poor suffer at their hands. This kind of aid doesn't protect the environment or ameliorate poverty. [Full story]
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Repudiating Third World debt
June 01, 2005
Momentum to challenge the Third World's odious debts is building so much that western countries are worried their loose lending will be exposed under international odious debt arbitration, and end their claim to repayment. [Full story]
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Nam Theun 2 dam will destroy the livelihoods of poor villagers
November 18, 2004
The World Bank insists that, unlike earlier failures, nobody will be left worse off. While villagers wait for new wealth to trickle down to them, the victims would receive no direct compensation. [Full story]
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The fight against international corruption
May 28, 2004
If the World Bank decides to bar Acres or other corrupt multinationals, it would be the biggest deterrent to corruption in the history of international development. [Full story]
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Sample letters to James Wolfensohn
May 27, 2004
"The world is desperately in need of nations and international organizations that act in accordance with their commitments to operate honestly and fairly, and to uphold justice...Lesotho and Third World countries deserve no less." [Full story]
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Stamp out corruption
November 01, 2003
Canada is trying to block international efforts to stamp out corruption. [Full story]
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Iraq's Odious Debts
May 15, 2003
There's a silver lining to the war in Iraq, it is this: The arms merchants who supplied Saddam Hussein's military machine will not berepaid. The foreign financiers who financed Saddam Hussein's undemocratic regime will not be repaid. [Full story]
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Our record of accomplishment in fighting Odious Debts
May 15, 2003
Some of Probe International's accomplishments in fighting Odious Debts during the last decade. [Full story]
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Our history of fighting corruption in the Third World
November 15, 2002
Over the last decade, Probe International, Canada's only organization dedicated to protecting the Third World's environment, has made the elimination of corruption a major focus of its work. [Full story]
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Third World corruption must stop!
November 15, 2002
Now that a Canadian multinational has been convicted of bribery, there's hope it will. [Full story]
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Three Gorges Probe gets the truth out
June 01, 2002
We started an Internet news service called Three Gorges Probe to make news about the dam available to the 56 million Chinese citizens who depend on the Internet for independent information. [Full story]
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Three Gorges dam begins to crack
June 01, 2002
Cracks in the dam, first discovered in 1999, have multiplied and grown. Some now extend from the top to the bottom, putting millions at risk. [Full story]
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Stop EDC not free speech
December 10, 2001
Under a new law, just saying "EDC" or "Export Development Corporation" could be illegal. [Full story]
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What you should know about Belize's Macal River valley
May 28, 2001
We must protect the scarlet macaw and other endangered wildlife from senseless annihilation. [PDF] [Full story]
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Robert Bateman Letter
May 01, 2001
[Full story]
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The global demise of dams, part 1
November 14, 2000
A letter to supporters: After 20 years of exposing the truth, the era of large dam-building is drawing to a close. [Full story]
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The global demise of dams, part 2
November 14, 2000
A global list of dams that don't work and can't compete. [Full story]
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