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China begins construction of 'world's tallest' dam
22 hours ago
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China begins construction of 'world's tallest' dam - Yahoo News
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river is one of 85,000 hydropower facilities in China (AFP Photo/)
Beijing (AFP) - China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world's tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower.
The Shuangjiankou dam on a tributary of China's mighty Yangtze river will be completed in 2022, the environmental ministry said on its website Tuesday.
The facility, costing 36 billion yuan ($5.8 billion), will be higher than the world's current tallest dam, the 305-metre Jinping-1, also in China.
China has been expanding its hydropower electricity generating capacity as it seeks to reach a goal of obtaining 20 per cent of its power from non-fossil sources by 2030.
Beijing says reaching the target will help reduce growth in its carbon emissions responsible for climate change, the world's largest.
China is home to the world's largest dam, the Three Gorges, as well as some 85,000 other hydropower facilities.
Millions of people have been forced to relocate because of dam building in the country in recent decades, often with little compensation.（Lies！Often over-compensated。For example many were offered brand new 2-、3-floor house in more developed areas of China, such as Chongming Island in Shanghai which alone took on over 2000 Three-Gorges migrants）
Environmentalists say that the dams have caused large declines in fish stocks and other aquatic life.（Lies! The big reservoir formed upstream the dam is heaven for fish and other aquatic life)
"The true costs of hydropower in China are consistently being underestimated or ignored, including the environmental and social costs," the US-based NGO International Rivers said in November.（US-based NGO？What do these suckers know about the true costs，or rather the true benefits，of hydropower in China？
）
22 hours ago
The fun is in reading the hundreds of comments:
China begins construction of 'world's tallest' dam - Yahoo News
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river is one of 85,000 hydropower facilities in China (AFP Photo/)
Beijing (AFP) - China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world's tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower.
The Shuangjiankou dam on a tributary of China's mighty Yangtze river will be completed in 2022, the environmental ministry said on its website Tuesday.
The facility, costing 36 billion yuan ($5.8 billion), will be higher than the world's current tallest dam, the 305-metre Jinping-1, also in China.
China has been expanding its hydropower electricity generating capacity as it seeks to reach a goal of obtaining 20 per cent of its power from non-fossil sources by 2030.
Beijing says reaching the target will help reduce growth in its carbon emissions responsible for climate change, the world's largest.
China is home to the world's largest dam, the Three Gorges, as well as some 85,000 other hydropower facilities.
Millions of people have been forced to relocate because of dam building in the country in recent decades, often with little compensation.（Lies！Often over-compensated。For example many were offered brand new 2-、3-floor house in more developed areas of China, such as Chongming Island in Shanghai which alone took on over 2000 Three-Gorges migrants）
Environmentalists say that the dams have caused large declines in fish stocks and other aquatic life.（Lies! The big reservoir formed upstream the dam is heaven for fish and other aquatic life)
"The true costs of hydropower in China are consistently being underestimated or ignored, including the environmental and social costs," the US-based NGO International Rivers said in November.（US-based NGO？What do these suckers know about the true costs，or rather the true benefits，of hydropower in China？
）
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