Tag: Dams
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Turkana Woman Fights Ethiopia, Kenya Dam Project in the Already Arid, Conflict-Prone Region
"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"
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Extreme Drought In Mexico: Refugees Will Travel Farther North To Find Water & Work
Continuing drought is forcing deep social, economic, & environmental change in the US Southern Plains and Northern Mexico.
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China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up: Is the Massive Three Gorges Dam to Blame?
Environmental researchers say the dramatic drying up of Poyang lake -- from 3,500 square kilometers to just 200 -- is due in part to the colossal, controversial reservoir.
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Turkey's Dam Plans Make New Problems With Neighbors
Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.
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The Forgotten Residents of Hasankeyf
Debates over the effect of a massive dam under construction in Southeast Turkey ignore the area's plants and animals, including species yet to be discovered in the under-studied region.
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Gutsy Turkish Villagers Stand Up to Destructive Dams
The new film 'Sudaki Suretler' (Figures in the Water) highlights local resistance to the more than 1,700 dams and hydroelectric power plants planned for Turkey.
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Documentary Takes Aim at Belo Monte Dam
There's a war of sorts underway in the Brazilian Amazon, and the stakes are high.
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Google Earth Explains Where Dams Fit In A Warming World (Video)
Are large dams for energy production a smart idea in a planet with a changing climage? This video enlightens us.
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Artist's 'Three Gorges' Video Installation Takes Viewers Into a Disappearing Landscape
Inside the confines of a gallery's walls, artist Sonja Hinrichsen takes viewers on a journey down China's troubled Yangtze River.
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'Armenian Niagara' Saved From Turning Into a Trickle
When a dam threatened to dry up Armenia's biggest waterfall, environmentalists took action. This week, they won a rare victory to protect the natural wonder.
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River Runs Free After Dramatic Dam Explosion (Video)
After 100 years of being blocked by a dam, a river breaks free with a bang.
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Judge Orders Stop to Construction of Belo Monte Dam
Since the 1970s, when plans were first conceived to build a massive hydroelectric dam along the Xingu river in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the forces of development have had to contest with unyielding voices of protest --
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Clever "Cut Here" Guerilla Graffiti Calls For Demolition Of Obsolete Dam
It's well-known that dams have a huge environmental impact: they are destructive, expensive, displace millions and threaten pristine wildlife habitats and populations worldwide. Not only that, there are scores of obsolete dams that
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Croatia's Rich Underground World at Risk from Dam
Spiders, scorpions, millipedes, and a pale, eyeless salamander are unlikely poster animals for a conservation campaign, but plans to wash away their habitat in the
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Growing Water Deficit Threatening Grain Harvests
Many countries are facing dangerous water shortages. As world demand for food has soared, millions of farmers have drilled too many irrigation wells in efforts to expand their harvests. As a result, water
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Head of Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency Says It Is Not His Job to Protect the Environment
As the President of Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA, which oversees regulationion in the world's largest rainforest, Curt Trennepohl has a very important position -- the only
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Big Builders to Lead Turkish Environmental Ministries
Are the foxes watching the hen house in Turkey? That seems to be the feeling among many environmentalists and urban planners, who greeted with skepticism the announcement Wednesday of the new Turkish government cabinet following elections in mid-June.
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Water Released by Dam Killing 100,000 Fish a Day
At the foot of the Grand Coulee Dam, fish are dying by the hundreds of thousands. In an effort to make room for the higher than average snow melt-off, state officials have been releasing a massive amount of water -- but the
