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Hope for Salmon as Dams Come Down

Jennifer Kaye, YES! Magazine. January 4, 2012.

The destruction of two Washington State dams will restore depleted fisheries, create jobs, and maybe even change how we manage our rivers.

China Warns of 'Urgent Problems' Facing Three Gorges Dam

Jonathan Watts, The Guardian. May 25, 2011.

There is risk of geological disaster, the state cabinet admits, as the project is linked to soil erosion, quakes, drought and social upheaval.

Dam Construction Is Set to Destroy the 'Mother of all Rivers'

Aviva Imhof, AlterNet. April 14, 2011.

A series of dams proposed along the Mekong River threaten 41 fish species with extinction and puts the livelihoods of nearly half a million people at risk.

How South America's Rainforests Are Being Sacrificed on the Altar of Energy

Milagros Salazar, IPS News. December 28, 2010.

A project to construct five hydroelectric dams in Peru will mean massive environmental destruction.

How We Lost Our Best Opportunity to Ensure Safer Dams

Jacques Leslie, AlterNet. November 30, 2010.

We failed to heed the advice of one of the most important reports. Now, dams being built follow no social or environmental standards at all, not even the World Bank's modest ones.

Rescuing a River from Ruin

Daniel Moss, On the Commons. November 2, 2010.

Water activists from around the world gathered to help Mexican villagers about to be submerged by a dam.

3 Countries in South America Defending Local Rights Against Destructive Water Projects

Rachel Cernansky, Planet Green. October 14, 2010.

Communities in Ecuador, Brazil and Peru all threatened by massive water-related projects.

The Forgotten Downstream Victims of Large Dams

Peter Bosshard, International Rivers . June 22, 2010.

Not only do large dams disrupt some of the world's most productive ecosystems but they've also negatively impacted 472 million people.

How an Unlikely Coalition of Farmers, Ranchers, Indians and Fisherman Negotiated the Biggest Dam Decommissioning in History

Jacques Leslie, Earth Island Institute. April 1, 2010.

Only a few years ago, the Klamath embodied a failure to resolve natural resources disputes; now, it stands as an example of how to step past confrontation and negotiate.

A Very Good Week for the World's Rivers and a Bad Week for Dams

A Very Good Week for the World's Rivers and a Bad Week for Dams

Lori Pottinger, Huffington Post. November 16, 2009.

Thanks to grassroots advocacy and new legislation, important ecosystems across the globe will be guarded from harmful damming projects.

Environmental Groups Across California Oppose Legislative Water Package

Environmental Groups Across California Oppose Legislative Water Package

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.

Today environmental groups from around California weighed in with their opposition to the dangerous proposed water legislation.

Governor Schwarzenegger Holds California Hostage to Peripheral Canal Water Bond

Governor Schwarzenegger Holds California Hostage to Peripheral Canal Water Bond

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 9, 2009.

Schwarzenegger said he wants a water bill package including a peripheral canal and dams on his desk by Friday night before he will act on 700 bills awaiting his signature.

Dammed Crazy: What Do California's Water Woes Teach Us?

Dammed Crazy: What Do California's Water Woes Teach Us?

Lori Pottinger, Huffington Post. October 7, 2009.

The world has long looked to California's massively engineered water system as "advanced" and worth emulating. It may be time to rethink that.

Agreement Reached On the Klamath River -- Why the Largest Dam Removal Project in History May Be Underway Soon

Agreement Reached On the Klamath River -- Why the Largest Dam Removal Project in History May Be Underway Soon

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 1, 2009.

The government, three Indian Tribes and 25 other parties released a tentative agreement providing for the removal of four Klamath River dams owned by billionaire Warren Buffett.

The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360. June 22, 2009.

China is now building a series of dams that will restrict its natural flow and threaten the sustenance of tens of millions of Southeast Asians.

Home Depot Throws Green Image Out the Window with Environmentally Destructive Project

Gary Hughes, AlterNet. May 27, 2009.

The company is associated with a project that would result in the world's longest clearcut through globally rare forests and massive dam building.

Why Does California Keep Looking to More Techno-Fixes for Drought?

Why Does California Keep Looking to More Techno-Fixes for Drought?

Robert Glennon, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.

If the money needed for these hugely expensive proposals were used to fund conservation and reuse projects, the water shortage problem would be fixed.

Corporate Think Tank Dives into Water Policy

Corporate Think Tank Dives into Water Policy

Diane Farsetta, PR Watch. April 30, 2009.

Judging from the track record of those involved, it seems reasonable to worry that it's likely to do more harm than good.

Dam Politics: India's Leading Activist Medha Patkar Takes on Corporate Control of Water

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 26, 2009.

Medha Patkar talks about trying to save one of the oldest civilizations and battling the world's most formidable institutions.

Why I Was Deported from Turkey

Ann Kathrin Schneider, International Rivers AlterNet: Water. March 21, 2009.

Payal and I traveled to the World Water Forum in Istanbul to inform the world about the risks of building large dams.

Dam Building Is Booming, But Is it the Right Path to Clean Energy?

David Biello, Yale Environment 360. February 24, 2009.

Dam proponents are touting hydropower as renewable energy in an era of global warming. But the human and environmental costs are high.

Our Water Problems Are a Crisis of Management

Our Water Problems Are a Crisis of Management

Frank R. Rijsberman, Boston Review. January 21, 2009.

So, is the planet drying up? Not exactly, but a growing number of people are sharing a fixed amount of water that is badly managed and polluted.

We're Paying the Price Today for Decades of Relentless Dam Building

Rachel Olivieri, AlterNet. September 18, 2008.

Decades ago three new dams were started every day. But the debts of temporary prosperity are all coming due and payable today.

Small Hydroelectric Dams Not So Green

Mario Osava, IPS News. August 14, 2008.

Often included among "clean" sources of energy, small hydroelectric dams have been constructed without proper consideration of their effects.

Will Artificial Floods Help Restoration Efforts in the Grand Canyon?

Doug George, Christian Science Monitor. July 15, 2008.

Scientists may soon conclude that dam operations are risking the cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon.

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