The Three Gorges, a dam bigger than any dam ever built before. Enough power to provide electricity to a city the size of Shanghai, by itself. An industrial sucess, an ecological disaster. We can already see that the surrounding lakes lack of water, the 1,2 million people exodus forced by the government, the fact that the dam might collapse sooner than expected (like Sanmexia a decade earlier).
Criticism of this project is now allowed, even from government officials. Of course they didnt sign the authorization, their predecessors 20 years ago did. No one will take responsability if anything happens...
http://www.economist.com/node/18806177?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/chokingonthethreegorges
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