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.
Patrick Cunningham, Independent UK. May 31, 2008. Thousands of miles of the rainforest may be flooded because of dam likely to cause a dramatic rise in greenhouse gas emissions.
Jacques Leslie, AlterNet. January 27, 2007. The battle over dams is at the core of worldwide conflicts involving water scarcity, environmental degradation, globalization, social justice, and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Bill McKibben, OnEarth Magazine. December 8, 2006. A review of author Jacques Leslie's new book, which lays bare the high environmental and social price that people in the developing world often pay for damming their rivers.
