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By a Whisker
Northwest sea lions granted stay of execution |
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24 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:03 PM on 24 Apr 2008 Sea lions all set to gobble their last salmon supper at a Northwest dam have been granted a stay of execution by a U.S. appeals court. Judges granted an injunction, requested by the Humane Society, that a lower court had denied last week. It's only a partial victory for the Humane Society, however, as the court did OK the transfer of the whiskery rascals to zoos and aquariums; state officials planned to ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, dams, endangered species, litigation, news, Oregon, Washington (all these topics) |
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Bushies not wild about wild salmon
On the Bush administration's deal for Columbia and Snake River salmon and steelhead |
Guest author |
23 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: habitat loss, habitat protection, litigation, politics, endangered species, salmon, dams (all these topics) |
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Do the Congo?
Gigantic hydropower dam planned for Congo River |
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21 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:44 PM on 21 Apr 2008 Some of the world's largest banks and construction firms gathered with seven African governments Monday to chat about plans for an $80 billion hydroelectric dam on the Congo River. The proposed Grand Inga dam could generate twice the electricity of China's controversial Three Gorges Dam and greatly increase the amount of cheap and clean power currently available in Africa, according to supporters. &qu ... |
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| Topics: Africa, Congo, dams, energy, hydropower, news (all these topics) |
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Lions' Humane
Judge denies Humane Society injunction, OKs sea-lion trapping |
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17 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:41 PM on 17 Apr 2008 Denying an injunction sought by the Humane Society, a federal judge has given the go-ahead to Oregon and Washington state officials to trap and kill salmon-gobbling sea lions near the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam. The animal-rights group sued after the National Marine Fisheries Service OK'd sea-lion culling last month. An official hearing on the Humane Society lawsuit could be held as ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, dams, endangered species, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington (all these topics) |
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Flipper Them Off
State officials given OK to kill sea lions to protect salmon |
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18 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:22 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Oregon and Washington state officials will have the authority to trap and, if necessary, kill up to 85 of the sea lions that gobble up threatened salmon at the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday. Sea lions, which enjoy a robust population but are nonetheless protected under the 1972 Marine Mammals Protection Act, have been visiting ... |
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| Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Dam Strait
Western states look into building new dams |
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03 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:37 PM on 03 Mar 2008 Concerned about climate-caused drought, officials in at least six Western states are looking into building new dams to create rain-capturing reservoirs -- even as dams across the country are being torn down over environmental concerns. From the Archives Starting to Tank. Americans using less gasoline. Know Thy ELF. 'Eco-terrorism' suspected in Seattle-area arson. They Doth Protest Ag ... |
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| Topics: dams, news, politics, state politics, water crisis (all these topics) |
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Flooded With Gratitude
Green group and Chinese dam owners will work together to address eco-impact |
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29 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:01 PM on 29 Jan 2008 The company that owns China's problem-stricken Three Gorges Dam is expected to sign a pact with The Nature Conservancy to conduct a feasibility study on flood risk and floodplain management within the Three Gorges Dam reservoir. The Three Gorges Dam Company and the green group have also agreed to cooperate on researching eco-minded management of four more dams that ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, energy, hydropower, Nature Conservancy, news (all these topics) |
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Lox and Plan and the Whole Dam Thing
Deal reached to remove Klamath River dams for salmon; obstacles remain |
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16 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:15 AM on 16 Jan 2008 The Klamath River near the California-Oregon border has been a hotspot in the clash over endangered salmon runs and the irrigation needs of area farmers, but a formal deal reached yesterday suggests a way out of the long-standing disagreements. The plan -- agreed to by a diverse group of stakeholders in the region including Indian tribes, government agenci ... |
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| Topics: dams, fishing, news, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Pebble Without a Cause?
Controversial Alaska gold mine tiptoes forward |
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26 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:09 PM on 26 Dec 2007 If Alaska's proposed Pebble Gold Mine goes forward, it could be North America's largest mine. It would necessitate the construction of the biggest dam in the world -- right at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. Environmentalists and commercial fishers are up in arms about the project; mining companies Northern Dynasty Minerals and Anglo-American are beginning explor ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, dams, fishing, mining, news (all these topics) |
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Cyanide Cynthia, world's biggest Scrooge
Mining CEO loves gold, hates fish |
Glenn Hurowitz |
26 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Alaska, business, dams, fishing, mining, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Nothing to Three Here, Folks
Chinese officials deny Three Gorges Dam role in landslide |
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28 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:21 PM on 28 Nov 2007 Since a landslide killed 31 people near China's Three Gorges Dam last week, officials have been rushing to cover their bums. While acknowledging that the massive energy project's effect on geologic activity must be monitored, a project bigwig pledged that "there will not be any major damage to the life and property of the people along the Yangtze River." Said another ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, news (all these topics) |
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It's Still Dammed If They Do, And Damned If They Don't
China announces vague plans to mitigate environmental impacts of Three Gorges Dam |
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26 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 8:07 AM on 26 Nov 2007 Attempting to curb fresh criticism of the country's massive Three Gorges Dam spurred by a landslide that killed over 30 people, China announced a set of vague initiatives to improve the environmental problems caused by the world's largest dam. While no one has directly tied the landslide that killed a construction worker and a ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, news (all these topics) |
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Dam Nation
Fisheries Service releases yet another Northwest salmon recovery plan |
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01 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:12 PM on 01 Nov 2007 The third draft of a federal plan for protecting endangered salmon and steelhead in the Northwest's Columbia and Snake Rivers does not propose breaching the four hydroelectric dams that block the waterways, frustrating activists who have long lobbied for the dams' removal. The National Marine Fisheries Service says the plan for helping the salmon is significantly improved over the p ... |
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| Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news (all these topics) |
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Iraq, You Wrack
Largest Iraqi dam on verge of collapse, say U.S. officials |
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30 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:11 AM on 30 Oct 2007 The largest dam in Iraq "is judged to have an unacceptable annual failure probability," according to assessments by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In other words, the "most dangerous dam in the world" could potentially collapse in the near future, sending a trillion-gallon wave of water into the cities of Mosul and Baghdad and possibly killing hundreds of thousands ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, dams, Iraq, news (all these topics) |
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Move, Ditch! Get Out the Way
China will relocate millions more people for Three Gorges Dam project |
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15 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:04 PM on 15 Oct 2007 China may force another 2 million to 4 million people out of their homes over the next 10 to 15 years to make room for the reservoir building up behind the Three Gorges Dam -- and that's in addition to the 1.4 million citizens who have already been relocated. The "world's biggest hydropower project" is quickly becoming a big pain in the neck, and not just ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, hydropower, news (all these topics) |
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Everything Old is Nubia
Proposed dams in northern Sudan stir conflict |
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31 Aug 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:56 PM on 31 Aug 2007 Can't get enough of depressing Sudan news? Here's more: The proposed construction of two or three new hydroelectric dams along the Nile River is causing unrest in the northern region of Sudan, which has already had civil war in its south, east, and west. Many fear that demonstrations will give way to widespread violence in the territory of Nubia, especially after a June altercation when govern ... |
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| Topics: dams, news, Sudan (all these topics) |
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Gorges Ain't Gorgeous
China's Three Gorges Dam plagued by environmental problems |
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30 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Gorges Ain't Gorgeous China's Three Gorges Dam plagued by environmental problems China's Three Gorges Dam got a lot of flak during construction for its environmental impact and for uprooting over 1 million people. A year after its completion, critics' concern about the world's largest hydroelectric project has only increased. The weight of the water behind the dam, along with frequent water-level changes, has begun to e ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, news, water pollution (all these topics) |
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With a Cherry on Top?
Judge allows Klamath River lawsuit to go forward |
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23 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| With a Cherry on Top? Judge allows Klamath River lawsuit to go forward If we may paraphrase: Energy company PacifiCorp has asked a federal judge, "Pretty please, can you dismiss a lawsuit claiming our Klamath River dams are polluting the river and killing salmon?" and the judge has responded, "No, sirree, see you in court." The Klamath, which runs along the California-Oregon border, was once the third-bi ... |
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| Topics: California, dams, news, Oregon (all these topics) |
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Clash With the Titan
Anti-dam activists target billionaire Warren Buffett |
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04 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Clash With the Titan Anti-dam activists target billionaire Warren Buffett This weekend, activists are descending on Omaha, Neb., to push for removal of four Western dams they say are killing salmon and causing a health risk to humans. Their target: skillionaire Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway holding company owns PacifiCorp, the utility that owns the Klamath River dams. In addition to picketing Berkshire Hathaway's ... |
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| Topics: dams, energy, litigation, news (all these topics) |
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Another One Writes the Bust
Court rules against Bush administration's fish-protection plan |
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10 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Another One Writes the Bust Court rules against Bush administration's fish-protection plan The Great Judicial Smackdown of 2007 continued this week, with a federal appeals court ruling that the Bush administration's plan for "protecting" fish on the Northwest's Columbia and Snake rivers violates the Endangered Species Act. The feds had claimed that the rivers' hydroelectric dams c ... |
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| Topics: dams, Department of Justice, endangered species, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Eight hundred megawatts or salmon?
The damming question |
Erik Hoffner |
15 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: dams, energy, salmon (all these topics) |
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Frankly, My Dear, We Don't Want These Dams
Federal decision may be first step toward dam removal on the Klamath River |
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01 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Frankly, My Dear, We Don't Want These Dams Federal decision may be first step toward dam removal on the Klamath River Four hydroelectric dams along the Oregon-California border must ease fish passage to earn license renewal, says the Bush administration. The decision may spur the largest dam-removal project in history, as installation of fish ladders and other devices could cost far more than just remov ... |
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| Topics: dams, energy, fishing, news, rivers and watersheds (all these topics) |
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The River Dry
David James Duncan rows through a wheat field to save salmon -- and we've got pictures |
Sarah Kraybill Burkhalter |
25 Jan 2007 |
Main Dish |
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| Topics: dams, energy, fishing, food and agriculture, Washington (all these topics) |
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It's All Sarovar
After years of controversy, India completes massive dam project |
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03 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| It's All Sarovar After years of controversy, India completes massive dam project One of the world's longest-running social and environmental campaigns is sleeping with the fishes as of Sunday, when the last bucket of concrete was poured on the Sardar Sarovar Dam in the Indian state of Gujarat. The project, initiated nearly 20 years ago, diverts India's fifth-largest river, the Narmada; authorities say it will provide drinking wa ... |
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| Topics: dams, energy, India, news (all these topics) |
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Be Careful What You Don't Wish For
FBI investigates Illinois environmental activist |
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23 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Be Careful What You Don't Wish For FBI investigates Illinois environmental activist Add Jim Bensman of Alton, Ill., to your ever-growing list of People the Feds Think You Should Fear. Mild-mannered Bensman is a coordinator with an environmental group (terror level yellow!). In late July, he attended an Army Corps of Engineers public meeting on the proposed construction of a fis ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, dams, energy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, news (all these topics) |
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