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An ordinary citizen probes Three Gorges Dam finances

Qian Gang*
02/06/2010

On January 26, Ren Xinghui (任星辉), a young Beijing resident, decided to stand up against China’s Ministry of Finance. Why? Because his request that income and expenditures for the Three Gorges dam project be made public in accord with China’s National Ordinance on Government Information Release was rejected by the Ministry.  read more »

IPCC faces another desertion – its own past chair

Lawrence Solomon
02/06/2010

The past chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has joined the growing list of IPCC critics. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Rajendra Pachauri, the disgraced current IPCC chair, now faces criticism from his immediate predecessor, Robert Watson.  read more »


Foreign Aid

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The joy of doing business In Africa: How corrupt Senegalese politicians tried to shake down Millicom for $200 million

Lawrence Delevingne
02/05/2010

Corruption in Senegal is more than a risk to private investors like Millicom—it's a risk to taxpayers, too. More than half a billion dollars in U.S. development assistance is going to Senegal over the next five years on the assumption of good governance.  read more »

Three Gorges Probe

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An ordinary citizen probes Three Gorges Dam finances

Qian Gang*
02/06/2010

On January 26, Ren Xinghui (任星辉), a young Beijing resident, decided to stand up against China’s Ministry of Finance. Why? Because his request that income and expenditures for the Three Gorges dam project be made public in accord with China’s National Ordinance on Government Information Release was rejected by the Ministry.  read more »


Odious Debts

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Ethiopia prepares case for megahydropower project funding

John Njiraini
02/05/2010

The Ethiopian government is preparing its case to attempt to convince the World Bank to fund a mega- hydropower project in the Horn of Africa country.  read more »

Mekong Utility Watch

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Dams and Development Threaten the Mekong

Thomas Fuller
12/18/2009

Environmentalists worry that the rush to develop the Mekong, particularly the dams, is not only changing the panorama of the river but could also destroy the livelihoods of people who have depended on it for centuries. One of the world’s most bountiful rivers is under threat, warns a series of reports by the United Nations, environmental groups and academics.  read more »