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
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