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Big Dams Are Not the Answer to World's Energy Needs
Published in The Sacramento Bee How to generate electricity without selling out the climate is one of the pressing issues...
Types and Degrees of Dam Decommissioning
by Ercan Ayboga Dam removal (full decommissioning) may be the most direct and effective method for eliminating the negative effects...
Guidelines for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments of the China Export and Import Bank’s Loan Projects
In August 2007 China Export and Import Bank issued Guidelines for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments of the China Export...
The Great Carbon Offset Swindle: International Rivers Report Deconstructs the Scam
The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, the world’s biggest carbon-offset program, is utterly failing to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions....
High Stakes for the Next Wave of Dams
June 2008 World Rivers Review: Legacy Issue Our world is full of serious problems, from escalating violence and war to...
Christian Science Monitor: The Big Chill on Carbon Offsets
Up to two-thirds of the UN-approved projects do nothing to reduce carbon. Editorial published in the Christian Science Monitor, 29...
NPR Living on Earth: “Damming the Developing World”
Listen to Patrick McCully on the award winning NPR show “Living on Earth“, as he discusses the failed carbon offset...
Bad Deal for the Planet: Why Carbon Offsets Aren't Working...and How to Create a Fair Global Climate Accord
International Rivers' third annual "Dams, Rivers & People" report explains the failure of the world's biggest carbon offsets program to...
Guardian: Kyoto Carbon Trading Strategy Discredited
Increasing allegations of corruption and profiteering are raising serious questions about the UN-run carbon trading mechanism aimed at cutting pollution...