For the Olympics, prohibited to protest or speak with foreign journalists
June 27, 2008
From April 1 to the end of October, dissidents in Shanghai are prohibited from speaking with foreign journalists, leaving the city, protesting, or petitioning the government. [Full story]
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Independent groups warn Olympics exacerbating Beijing's water crisis
June 27, 2008
Chinese environmental activists are warning that the August Olympics are putting pressure on and will further exacerbate Beijing's already severe water shortage. [Full story]
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Water crisis exacerbated by games, report says
June 27, 2008
The Olympics is contributing to Beijing's worsening water crisis by increasing use of it for sports venues and prestige projects like giant musical fountains, according to a report released by Probe International. [Full story]
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Beijing's water supply in state of crisis
June 26, 2008
China's ambitious hopes for a "green" Beijing Olympics have magnified, not relieved, the city's reckless dependence on water from strained underground supplies and a mammoth canal project, a critical reports says. [Full story]
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JUST RELEASED Beijing's Water Crisis: 1949-2008 Olympics
June 26, 2008
Beijing's policy of draining surrounding regions to ease water shortages in the ancient capital is akin to "quenching thirst by drinking poison," according to a new report by Probe International's Beijing-based researchers. [Full story]
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MY HOME AND WATER: A PEOPLE'S ACCOUNT: The Lost Rivers of the Forbidden City
June 26, 2008
"The Lost Rivers of the Forbidden City" is the second in a series of oral histories that provide a rare uncensored look at the state of water in Beijing municipality, as told to Beijing writers by longtime residents. [Full story]
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Report: Olympic water diversions short-term solution for Beijing's water crisis
June 26, 2008
Plans to divert water to Beijing for the Olympic Games are shortsighted and will not ease the city's severe water crisis, says a report released by Probe International. [Full story]
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MY HOME AND WATER: A PEOPLE'S ACCOUNT: The Vanishing Haidian
June 23, 2008
"The Vanishing Haidian" is the first in a series of oral histories that provide a rare uncensored look at the state of water in Beijing municipality, as told to Beijing writers by longtime residents. [Full story]
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Chinese experts appeal to authorities to suspend big dam projects in southwest China following Sichuan's deadly earthquake
June 19, 2008
Experts in geology, water conservancy, and environmental protection have jointly appealed to authorities in Beijing to temporarily suspend the approval of big hydro dams in geologically unstable areas in southwest China. [Full story]
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Graft fears as China turns to quake reconstruction
June 11, 2008
China has insisted it will not allow corruption to infect its huge earthquake reconstruction effort, but one month after the disaster not everyone is convinced reality will match the pledge. [Full story]
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Controversial Zipingpu dam may have caused China's deadly earthquake, says Chinese geologist Fan Xiao
June 10, 2008
The chief engineer of the Regional Geology Investigation Team of the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau talks about the possibility that the Zipingpu dam induced China's deadly May 12 earthquake. [Full story]
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PRESS RELEASE: Canadian power company threatens blackouts in Belize if rates don't go up
June 09, 2008
Fortis CEO Stanley Marshall said a rate increase is needed to ensure the company has the cash to purchase power from neighbouring Mexico. [Full story]
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U.S. expert echoes Chinese concerns about dam-induced earthquakes
June 05, 2008
U.S. engineer Dr. Philip Williams has added his voice to concerns expressed by a Chinese expert that the Zipingpu reservoir, now cracked and damaged as a result of China's devastating May 12 earthquake, could actually have induced the earthquake. [Full story]
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Three Gorges project unaffected; has the design capability to withstand an earthquake of seismic intensity 7, say Chinese officials
May 29, 2008
"The Three Gorges reservoir area–from Honghuabao in Jiangjin City of Chongqing to the dam site downstream–has not been affected and is generally stable,"says Li Yongan, general manager of the Three Gorges Corporation. [Full story]
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Can't rule out possibility that dams induced earthquake, says expert
May 28, 2008
Chief engineer of the Regional Geology Investigation Team of the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau argues that the now damaged Zipingpu dam may have induced the May 12 earthquake. [Full story]
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China considers earthquake danger of dams
May 28, 2008
With so many of Sichuan's dams and reservoirs at risk of collapse, this month's earthquake "may tilt the balance of public opinion in favour of a more cautious and environmentally conscious approach to such development," reports the Los Angeles Times. [Full story]
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China quake batters energy industry
May 22, 2008
Deputy Industry Minister Xi Guohua said early this week that companies had suffered $9.5 billion in damage from the earthquake. [Full story]
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China's Wen returns to quake zone as sheltering crisis looms
May 22, 2008
The threat of flooding from blocked rivers is of increasing concern as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao returns to Sichuan province. [Full story]
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Earthquake Update
May 21, 2008
Three Gorges Probe has gathered and translated the latest news from the Chinese-language press. [Full story]
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Rain threatens China relief efforts
May 21, 2008
The China Meteorological Administration has warned of a high risk of further landslides caused by aftershocks and heavy rain. There are fears that this could put pressure on dams and reservoirs in the disaster zone. [Full story]
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