China Grants Permission for Megadam to be Built On World Heritage Site
Nu river; Photo by livepine via Flickr Creative Commons China’s hydropower industry has earned a big win with power company Huadian gaining permission to build a 21.3GW dam on the Nu River. However, is the price too big? The dam is to be built in a world heritage site and will displace an estimated 50,000 people. For a country working to get bigger faster, a power plant of this size is an important building block — yet the loss of habitat and homes has stirred up significant controversy over the plans. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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China Grants Permission for Megadam to be Built On World Heritage Site
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