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The Thirsty Dragon: Eternal Dam_Nation As China Sacrifices Its Arteries To Save Its Lungs?
March 9th, 2011
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the impact that China’s plan to count hydropower as “green energy” will have upon both its environment and economy: “…Next week, China’s National People’s Congress, which is now meeting in Beijing, will formally adopt the country’s next five-year plan. The document will define the country’s vision for the next […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Watts, Water, and Workers
March 8th, 2011
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a detailed look at China’s ambitious water conservation and transfer program, started in 2003, to help hold off the looming confrontation between its scarce water reserves and growing coal-based industrial sector. As the article notes: “…On Sept. 7, 2007, during a morning briefing in Beijing on China’s newest five-year […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Drought Nears Worst In 200 years
February 26th, 2011
Via Climate Progress, a further look at the crippling drought in China and its likely impact on world food prices: “…The soil lies cracked and broken in China’s Shangdong Province, thirsting for rains that will not come. China’s key wheat producing region, lying just south of Beijing, has received just 12 millimeters (1/2 inch) of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A “Great Leap†In Hydropower Exploitation
February 18th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, a report that China’s government and state-owned electricity enterprises are ramping up their hydropower ambitions. As the article notes: “…Hydropower development is a must,†said a senior official from China’s top economic planners, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), effectively breaking seven years of silence on hydropower exploitation on the Nu […]
Read more »Parched Tiger To Thirsty Dragon: “No Concerns About Dams on Brahmaputra”
February 8th, 2011
Via LiveMint, a report that India is not concerned about China’s plans to dam the Brahmaputra: “…China’s plans to dam the Brahmaputra won’t affect India, according to a controversial assertion by the country’s ministry of water resources and the Central Water Commission—a contention that belies concerns to the contrary expressed by academics, activists and sections […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Triggering A Revival In Downstream Hydropower Ambitions On The Mekong
February 8th, 2011
Via ChinaDialogue, a look at how China – by building dams on the upper Mekong – has triggered a revival in hydropower ambitions downstream. As the article notes: “…Much has been written on the downstream impact of China’s dams on the Mekong River, which flows through or along the borders of Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam […]
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