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Damming China's River Wild
Yu Guifu's farmland is still above water, and for that he can thank China's environmental movement. For years power companies have longed to dam the Nu River, which flows flat and olive drab below the fields where Yu and his family earn $1,200 a year growing corn, rice and strawberries. So far they haven't succeeded. "That river hasn't changed in my lifetime," says Yu, 50, as he rolls a cigarette and squishes his bare feet in a soft embankment. "But I don't know what will happen next."
Nations:China People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Three Gorge Dam Project Source:(Time)
2008-06-11
China orders budgets cut to feed $10B relief fund
A woman trapped in a tunnel at a power plant was rescued nine days after an earthquake struck central China -- the only person found alive Wednesday -- while the government ordered budgets slashed to free money for relief efforts.
Nations:China People:Deng Yaping Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-21
Agencies issue plan to run Columbia dams, preserve salmon
The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon.
2008-05-06
Study: Key Western reservoirs in danger
Climate change and a growing demand for water could drain two of the nation's largest manmade reservoirs within 13 years, depriving several Southwestern states of key water sources, scientists warn.
Nations:U.S.
2008-02-13
China: Three Gorges impact not that bad
Chinese officials on Thursday refuted reports that the massive Three Gorges Dam trigged deadly landslides, part of an apparent attempt to play down the environmental impact of the giant water management project.
Nations:China Activities:China Three Gorge Dam Project
2007-11-22
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