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Three Gorges Dam Begins Storing Water
Anonymous Coward writes "The Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in the world, and one of the largest engineering projects underway right now, has begun accumulating water in the reservoir."
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Sure, they got the bigger stick, but at what price?
Personally, I'd invest in a nuclear facility and some of the european-style fuel reclaiming plant/system things, instead of destroying a rather good-looking piece of real estate.
I will now redundantly add my name to the end of my post. You know, in case you forgot me or something.
Animal extinction crap is over-rated.
This idea that a couple of mice outweighs million dollar projects in the US and projects in China that will result in people not getting killed by annual floods is just flawed.
Nature itself causes animal extinctions every day. Nature doesn't need our help with that.
Thing is you need balance. And right now the damn animal activists are against that.
18,000 people dying a year overweighs the extinction problems.
And as far as less important projects, we need balance. If I own a house and an endangered turtle shows up then tough shit for the turtle. I guess if a zoo or foundation wanted to grab it then I wouldn't protest. Course I might be inclined to say they pay for it, or the right to come on my property and take it.
But these rulings that say that people cannot improve property they own, that is nuts.
I say it boils down to this. If there is an ecosystem that can support the creature then a fair amount of that land should be protected (notice I didn't say the contested ecosystem) and an intelligent amount of animals moved to it.
Then construction should follow.
Down with ecoterrorists.
They are just like normal terrorists, except for the eco- part.
What? Are the editors bored beyond belief?
New Story: Dam Fills Up With Water
In Later News: Paint Dries.
Highly Modded Slashcomment: SCO's behind this. DDOS 'em.
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"...ancient temples and archeological site will be flooded..."
People keep saying that, but if my desendents need to destroy the house I lived in to keep warm in the winter, then so be it.
Yes its a tragic loss, but not near as bad as children freezing.
Of course, my confidence that it will stay up is not all that great, but hopefully my concerns are un-founded.
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A fire that acted exactly like a controlled demolition. On three buildings.
Have you seen the collapse of WTC7?
Google it. It's interesting.
I'm pretty sure it wasn't hit by a plane.