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Green Shoots in Berkeley and Beijing
In the past three months, I've set up temporary homes in Beijing, Sydney and San Francisco, all for for my...
Comments to ERM Cert on the Guangxi Dahua Hydropower Project (China)
Comments to ERM Certification and Verification Services Ltd Regarding the Guangxi Dahua Hydropower Project International Rivers provides the following comments...
China’s Influence on Global Dam Standards: A Race to the Bottom?
From June 2010 World Rivers Review In 1999, a Sudanese government delegation traveled around the world to raise funds for...
Sinohydro’s IPO: An Opportunity for Environmental Reform
Originally published in The Asia Water Project When companies list at the stock exchange, they need to define their brand...
China’s CDM (Hydro) Projects in Hot Water
Originally published in The Asia Water Project The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), created under the Kyoto Protocol, allows developed countries...
Smartening up Global Infrastructure
John Briscoe, one of the most vocal proponents of aggressive global dam building, argues that the World Bank should take...
Dam Burst Feared After Qinghai Earthquake, China
On April 14, 2010, an earthquake measuring at 7.1 (6.9 according to the US Geological Survey) struck Yushu County in...
The Qinghai Earthquake and Dams
International Rivers Media Advisory Another terrible earthquake has struck China. The 7.1 tremor with an epicenter near Jiegu in Yushu...
China: Not the Rogue Dam Builder We Feared It Would Be?
A few years ago, Chinese dam builders and financiers appeared on the global hydropower market with a bang. China Exim...
Fast Facts: Renewable Energy in China
From March 2010 World Rivers Review As the following figures attest, China is fast becoming a renewable supermarket and superpower....