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Phulbari Coal Project: A problem waiting to happen
Name of Project: PHULBARI COAL PROJECT Date of Construction: 2007 Location: Bangladesh Total Cost: $100 million Private Sector Loan;...
Mar 26, 20162 min read


Is ADB Good or Bad?
In 2005 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) began negotiations with the Cambodian Government to restore the nearly unusable railway line,...
Mar 7, 20162 min read


Mega power plant with mega violation
Name of Project: MUNDRA ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECT (UMPP) Date of Construction: 2007 Location: Gujarat, India Total Cost: US$4,140...
Mar 1, 20163 min read


Mega power plant. Mega violations.
They say it’s a small price to pay for a new era of cheap energy to drive India’s growing economy. They say that it will fulfill the...
Mar 1, 20163 min read
Eleven years of promises (Part 2 of 2)
By Tea Soentoro This is the second of a two-part story of Ming Chhin’s struggle to get her life back after being involuntary displaced by...
Jul 15, 20154 min read
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At the heart [h] of Melamchi
By Nina Somera After two days of discussion, we finally arrived at the heart of the matter. Melamchi, a farming village in central Nepal...
Jul 8, 20147 min read
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