China: 20 New Yangtze Dams Planned

[Coventina]

Source: New York Times

China will build 20 hydroelectric dams along the Yangtze River by 2020, according to a report on Tuesday on a government Web site. A middle stretch of the river is already the site of the world’s largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam. The Chinese government says hydropower will help wean the country off its dependence on coal, but environmental advocates say dams do considerable ecological damage. The Three Gorges Dam has also led to the displacement of large numbers of people who lived in the Yangtze River valley.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/world/asia/22briefs-Dams.html

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[WriteDown]

1. Say goodbye to beautiful animals like this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Qui

And I doubt the Chinese will gather enough specimens for an effective captive breeding program.

[jberryhill]

2. And Very Tasty, I Hear /nt

[Gator_Matt]

3. Damned if you do, damned if you don't

I don't perceive this as a totally negative plan. They need to get their energy from somewhere, and hydroelectric sure beats coal.

[vinylsolution]

4. Imagine the destruction this plan will cause.

Has China never heard of wind power?

[The2ndWheel]

5. So we won't have any problems as we

increase the ability and scale of extracting, harnessing, and generating energy from the wind?