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Case against Tipaimukh Dam: A Himalayan Blunder |
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23-June-2009 |
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The Tipaimukh project was originally conceived in 1955 as a barrage to control flood in Barak Valley in Assam and had nothing to do with Manipur. Subsequently the emphasis has shifted to hydro-electric power generation with irrigation and other benefits as spin-offs. People from both India and Bangladesh are opposing this project. Nazmul Alam investigates the real of it. |
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Sustainable Alternative to Coal Mining in Bangladesh |
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22-June-2009 |
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Although GCM resources and its agents have been vaguely arguing that Bangladesh has no alternative than open-pit coal mining, recent studies on mining and environment explicitly demonstrate there are alternatives available which Bangladesh should go for. Rumana Hashem elaborates. |
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Open pit mining: New face of an old campaign |
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9-June-2009 |
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While the economics of an open-pit coalmine are ‘compelling’ compared to those of a shaft mine, neither the government nor any of the advocates have so far carried out a cost-benefit analysis that dismisses dissenters’ reservations and establishes a concrete case for open-pit coal extraction. Writes Tanim Ahmed
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Bangladesh: "Phulbari Coal: A Parlous Project" |
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18-December-2008 |
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The report, authored by Mining expert Roger Moody details the impacts the mine would have on both the quantity and quality of water available to local communities, the likelihood of uncontrolled acid rock drainage, the significant increase in emissions of airborne particulate matter, and the potential degradation of the world's largest wetland areas. |
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Phulbari coal mine: losses beyond compensation |
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5-April-2008 |
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A UK company, Global Coal/Asia Energy has been trying its worst to go with a huge coal mine in Bangladesh. The impacts would be devastating. Chris Lang brings together relevant materials to examine the project and its impact.
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Asia Energy, ADB and the Phulbari Coal Project |
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Analysis , by
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5-April-2008 |
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Despite peoples strong resistance against open pit mining in Phulabri Bangladesh, Asia Energy with support from different funding agencies including ADB has been engaged in pressurizing the government of Bangladesh as well as manufacturing lies to implement the disastrous project. Heffa Schücking in association with number of experts and activists around the world prepares this document to show discrepancies between statements by corporate groups and independent sources.
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Coalmine in UK: A Guardian investigation |
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Investigative , by
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15-October-2007 |
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The government of the United Kingdom says it wants a low-carbon economy. Yet on a green hilltop in south Wales, despite huge opposition from locals, diggers have begun excavating what will be the largest opencast coal mine in Britain. Who let this happen? George Monbiot investigates. |
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Argentina Bans Open-Pit Mining |
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14-August-2007 |
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The parliament of Argentina's
western province of Mendoza disabled its mining sector this week,
voting to suspend all open-pit mining and halted issuing any new
exploration and mining permits in the province. A Report. |
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River linking project of india |
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Views , by
Halima Neyamat ,
4-August-2007 |
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The Government of India is implementing a mega project, National River Linking Project for Inter-basin water transfer. The project will have major impact on the livelihood of people, environment, socio-economic conditions of Bangladesh and will have adverse impact on the every sector. In simple word it will cause a disaster to Bangladesh. Halima Neyamat explains.
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“Wherever the forest department is, there is no forest.” |
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Report , by
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26-March-2007 |
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This is the story of how the forest department becomes instrumental in treating one of the most colourful ethnic minorities in Bangladesh as easily dispensable burdens. This is the story of how the Asian Development Bank and its evil guru, the World Bank is financing projects of mass destruction in the name of development, destroying acre after acre of sal forest. An investigation by Tasneem Khalil. |
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