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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
