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Mongabay: A new report by the NGO, International Rivers, takes an in-depth look at the role China is playing in building mega-dams worldwide. According to the report, Chinese companies are involved in 308 hydroelectric projects across 70 nations. While dams are often billed as "green energy," they can have massive ecological impacts on rivers, raise local conflict, and even expel significant levels of greenhouse gases when built in the tropics. "The Chinese state owned Sinohydro Corporation is now the largest......
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China plans over 300 dam projects worldwide
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 10th, 2012
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