Beijing promises stable power, water supply for Olympics
August 04, 2008
Beijing's power and water supply capacity will adequately meet the demand during the upcoming Olympics, an official said in Beijing Monday. [Full story]
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Chinese appeal for dams inquiry
July 11, 2008
A group of Chinese academics and environmental activists call on the Chinese government to review the safety of large dam projects. [Full story]
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THREE GORGES ORAL HISTORY SERIES: Bright Sun City's Dark Intent
July 10, 2008
Trusting Three Gorges migrants are lured to Bright
Sun City by the promise of prime land, new housing and government support, only to be cheated out of their resettlement compensation by corrupt officials. Frustrated, the migrants protest their treatment, but are branded troublemakers, harassed and thrown in jail.
Chinese journalist Dai Qing and Three Gorges Probe proudly present "Bright Sun City's Dark Intent" by Liu Bai, the third in a series of oral histories brought to you from the Three Gorges region. [Full story]
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Chinese environmentalists and scholars appeal for dam safety assessments in geologically unstable south-west China
July 08, 2008
Experts and environmental activists have submitted a petition asking the Chinese government to reassess the safety of large-scale dam projects and make their findings public. [Full story]
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PRESS RELEASE Ethnic minorities in southwestern China threatened by hydro development, group tells World Heritage Forum in Quebec City
July 08, 2008
In a letter obtained by Probe International and submitted to the World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City this week, a group of Lisu minority youth said that hydropower development along the Nu River would destroy one of the world's most culturally and biologically diverse regions. [Full story]
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Read what experts are saying about China’s May 12 earthquake
June 30, 2008
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