Nature conservancy takes on China's dams.(THIS WEEK) From: Our Planet | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2008 Earth Action Network, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The Nature Conservancy, the world's leading international land conservation nonprofit, announced last week that it will be helping the government of China carry out a feasibility study on how to manage flood plain risks downstream from the controversial Three Gorges Dam, a colossal hydro-electric generating facility located on the Yangtze River. While China has been able to generate considerable inexpensive and renewable electricity for millions of Chinese at Three Gorges, the dam there has failed to tame annual floods responsible for tens of thousands of deaths over the past ...

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