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Rinsing Away the Failures of Hydropower
By staff reporter Liu Hongqiao 05.24.2012 15:17
Villagers in Qinghai saw their livelihoods sold down the river, only to be bought back up again by the local government with public funds. This year, one municipal government quietly rolled out policies …
Tagged China, ecological damage, hydro-power project, river
Walls close in on Tibetan nomads promised better life
Philip Wen
February 20, 2012
Losang, a dark, stocky man with a shock of jet black hair and a beaming grin, is known as the happiest man in his village. The former nomad cackles with infectious laughter after almost every …