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Destroying a Natural Treasure in the Name of Progress
Mugecuo lake, known to local Tibetans as Yeti lake, remains one of China's few untainted ecological treasures. Situated in the...
AES Pulls Out of Uganda Dam
World Bank’s Unflagging Favoritism for Overpriced Bujagali Project Has Helped Put the Brakes on Uganda’s Energy Development. Today, the US-based...
ADB Plan Supports a Dozen More Dams for the Mekong
Critics say plan is destructive, 40 years out of date A new Asian Development Bank report has recommended the construction...
Asian Development Bank Considers Supporting Burmese Dam Despite Unrest
At a time when the Burmese military regime has come under increasing international pressure following a violent attack on pro-democracy...
Declaration of the Second Mesoamerican Forum Against Dams
DECLARATION OF THE SECOND MESOAMERICAN FORUM AGAINST DAMS: “FOR THE WATER AND LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITIES La Esperanza, Intibuca, Honduras...
Electricité de France Quits Lao Dam: Future of Project in Doubt
Electricité de France, the lead investor in the controversial Nam Theun 2 (NT2) Hydropower Project in Laos, announced on July...
Letter to World Bank from 40 NGOs Regarding Transparency in Nam Theun 2 Project
Letter calling for disclosure of the NT2 Power Purchase Agreement, Concession Agreement and financial analyses.
Lesotho Judge Convicts German Engineering Firm of Bribery Charges
The Lesotho High Court yesterday convicted Lahmeyer International, a German engineering consulting firm, of paying approximately US$550,000 in bribes to...
Eskom’s Expanding Empire - The Social and Ecological Footprint of Africa’s Largest Power Utility
With a generating capacity of more than 40,000 MW, South Africa-based Eskom is Africa’s largest energy utility, and ranks as...