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 Stories About: China AND dams AND energy AND rivers and watersheds AND Yangtze River
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Hubris on the Yangtze
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Worldwatch Institute |
24 Nov 2003 |
Counter Culture |
| Photo: Friends of the Earth International. 555 -- height, in feet, of the Washington Monument, the tallest structure in Washington, D.C. 575 -- height, in feet, of the new Three Gorges Dam in China (which is also wider than 100 Washington Monuments standing edge to edge) 4.3 million -- cubic meters of concrete needed to build the Panama Canal 26.4 million -- cubic meters of concrete needed to build the Three Gorges Dam 80 -- number of cr ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, energy, rivers and watersheds, Yangtze River (all these topics) |
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Our Gorge Is Rising
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02 Jun 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Our Gorge Is Rising China yesterday blocked the flow of the Yangtze River by closing gates at the massive Three Gorges Dam and began to fill up what will be the world's largest reservoir. It's a joyous occasion for government engineers and Communist Party faithful who have long touted the coming benefits of hydroelectric power and flood control, an ... |
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| Topics: China, dams, energy, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, toxics, water pollution, Yangtze River (all these topics) |
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Gorging Themselves
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20 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Gorging Themselves China's controversial Three Gorges dam looks like small potatoes next to the country's latest proposed water project, a gargantuan network of dams and canals designed to divert water from the south to thirsty northern cities such as Beijing. The project would cost $60 billion over 50 years (twice as muc ... |
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| Topics: Asia, China, dams, energy, international government agencies, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, wetlands, Yangtze River (all these topics) |
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