Did You Know?

• China emits 650 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year
• Industrial waste is dumped into rivers, sometimes even making it unsafe to touch
• Cleaning up environmental pollution in China is estimated at $150 billion
• In 2002, the U.S. had already spent $25 billion on the Three Gorges Dam
• The Three Gorges Dam is going to be 594 feet high
• Contractors from the Three Gorges Dam have cheated the company when buying equipment
• The Three Gorges Dam will generate 18 million kilowatts of power a year
• The Three Gorges Dam will be able to store six trillion gallons of water to prevent floods

Related Links

http://www.energybulletin.net/111.html
http://english.gov.cn/2006-01/31/content_281715.htm http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200001/31/eng20000131W105.html http://www.popular-pics.com/pictures.aspx?photoid=537