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It Had to Be Yu
In China, Yu Xiaogang is helping locals fight back against dams |
Michelle Nijhuis |
25 Apr 2006 |
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| China has spent decades trying to harness its powerful river systems with dams. Enormous hydroelectric projects, most notably the Three Gorges Dam now under construction on the Yangtze River, have devastated local economies and ecosystems. Yu Xiaogang. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Chinese environmentalist Yu Xiaogang, founder of the group Green Watershed, says the people harmed ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, energy, environmental justice, environmental non-government organizations, politics (all these topics) |
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