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dam-l Re: ASPARPI's interest in Demano/ALCAN dam project (fwd)

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Subject: Re: ASPARPI's interest in Demano/ALCAN dam project
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In response to your email, we have no staff or funds to work on the ALCAN
case at the minute and I would have to agree that it would probably be an 
oversimplication to suggest that citizen opposition to Kemano resulted in 
victory. There may be some academics involved in analyzing this case out 
in BC so I will forward this message to a Canadian dams and reservoir 
conference in the hope that they can put you in touch with someone who is 
working more closely on this. 

Grainne Ryder
Probe International


Franklin D. Rothman wrote:
> 
> Esther Grossman
> Probe International
> 
> Dear Esther,
>         I am coordinator of the extension project of assistance to people
> affected by dams, one of which is the FIAT/ALCAN project which ASPARPI is
> opposing. José Roberto of ASPARPI asked me to translate a synthesis of the
> material you sent him recently so he can cite what he understands is a
> victory in citizen group opposition to the Alcan Kemano project. The
> material is complex, I have little time and in a quick, supercial review,
> including the recent settlement, its not clear to me to what extent or on
> what points ASPARPI can cite as successful (permanent?) blocking of the
> project as a result of citizen opposition.
>         Could you or someone working with you send me a synthesis of, at
> most, 1-2 pages, which I would then translate for José Roberto of ASPARPI.
>                                 Sincerely,
>                                 Franklin D. Rothman, Ph.D.
>                                 Prof. of Sociology