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Thirsty Hydro Tops List of Water Use in US Energy Sector
From September 2013 World Rivers Review A US Department of Energy (DOE) report released in July details widespread risks of...
Ethiopia’s Biggest Dam Oversized, Experts Say
In May, Ethiopia diverted the Blue Nile to begin building its largest dam project to date, the 6,000 MW Grand...
The World Bank's Big Dams: A River of Ruin
From September 2013 World Rivers Review In the past 65 years, the World Bank has funded some 600 dam projects...
Here We Go Again
From September 2013 World Rivers Review A dozen years after the World Bank-backed World Commission on Dams (WCD) issued what...
World Bank Returns to Big Dams
A 1990s Washington D.C. protest against the World Bank’s role funding Big Dams. From September 2013 World Rivers Review The...
International Organizations Call on THPC to Commit to Independent Monitoring
The following letter was sent to the Theun Hinboun Power Company from organizations based in Australia, France, Norway, the Netherlands...
Mining, Dams, Other Threats to Unprotected Futaleufu River
SANTIAGO, 08/21/2013 – The latest edition of the bilingual magazine Patagon Journal exposes several threats to the Futaleufú River, a...
Public Comments on Official HSAP Assessments
Official Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) assessments must be posted publicly on the HSAP website, and a 60-day period must...
The Mekong Dams Dispute: Four Trends to Watch
The Xayaburi Dam has generated extensive protest from people who depend on the Mekong River for their livelihoods. Finding a...
Unbalanced Interests: A Review of the Xayaburi Dam’s Power Purchase Agreement
An independent analysis done on the Xayaburi Dam‘s agreement to sell around 95% of its electricity to the Thai government...