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Dams: the downside.
How is it that electricity generated by hydro-dams is so cheap? After all, it must require a lot of money to finance and build a dam. And we know, even as the first shovel of dirt gets dug up from the site,...
created by gerrypopplestone | 48 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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368 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
The dam building mafia.
"I came, I saw and I was conquered".
So said Franklin Roosevelt at the opening of the Hoover Dam, in 1935.
This iconic modern dam built across the Boulder Canyon on the Colorado River is taller...
created by gerrypopplestone | 48 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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311 views | 20 recommendations | 5 comments
Human luxury at the cost of Sumatran Rhino
This is one another story of human led extinction of rare species.This time the victim is Rhinos of Sumatra,an island of Indonesia.Government plan to cut thousands of hectare of forest land for the construction of...Islamabad wants $55 billion assistance from Friends of Pakistan
The cash-strapped Pakistan government is today proposing 45 development projects worth about $55 billion in a technical meeting of the Friends of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi."The government has decided to present a proposal for 45 development projects with an estimated cost of $ 55...IMF playing negative role in global economic crisis
"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is playing a ‘negative role’ in the current global economic crisis, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday. Aziz also stressed the need for a strategy to deal with future challenges. In an interview with ARY OneWorld,...Dispute raises doubts over Brazil's Amazon dams
Brazilian government's permission to go ahead for the construction of two hydro-electric dams has met with stiff protest from enviornmental groups. The Madeira River projects have been most enviormentally... Midwest floods worsen overnight, 15 now dead
Floods in the Midwest continue to threaten communities in several states. At least one town has been all but destroyed, while ruined crops will likely raise food prices across the US."LAKE DELTON, Wis. - Storms...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1295 views | 30 recommendations | 10 comments
1295 views | 30 recommendations | 10 comments
Rain inundates central Indiana, threatens dams
Storms today have dumped as much as 10 inches on an already soggy Indiana, and the rising water has threatened dams, roads, and forced the Coast Guard to rescue residents from swamped homes."Flooding was also a... CHINA: Ministry says 69 dams in danger of bursting
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat with an Earthquake, Torrential Rains, Radiation, hitting China full force it must seem to Chinese Citizens the coming of the Apocalypse. A new twist perhaps...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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331 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
Ancient Chinese irrigation system survives quake
Amazing considering the ongoing earthquake damage to modern irrigation systems in China. When it ain't broke..."From the hillside platform, the workings of the ingenious irrigation project that is now a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site are clearly visible.Built from 256 BC,...Heavy rains expected to hamper China quake rescue
With five million homeless and a weather forecast calling for rain, tents in China are in very short supply." CHENGDU (Reuters) - Heavy rain over parts of mountainoussouthwest China on... China quake: burst dams, damaged nuclear power plants, rising death toll
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake that hit south-western China, troops have been rushed to aid rescue efforts in the affected regions.Although the Three Gorges Dam and the South-to-North water diversion...
created by cynthia yoo | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
3585 views | 15 recommendations | 6 comments
3585 views | 15 recommendations | 6 comments
Thousands may be at risk from Indonesia volcano lahar
""The volcano is active but there's no increased intensity. What we are concerned (with) is a possible flow of lahar from the dams. We already issued a recommendation for evacuation two weeks ago," Simatupang told...
created by imung satriani | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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265 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Rainwater tanks, greywater and recycling
'' An interesting article citing the new Australian labour party policy to encourage the use of and fund recycling of water initiatives as well as focussing on promoting the use of water tanks especially in the eastern states of Australia''"Rivers and WaterRainwater tanks,...Dams: A Blessing Or Curse
The debate of whether dams are a blessing or a curse depends on which side of the fence you are. Over 48,000 dams are in operation worldwide for providing drinking water, irrigate land, produce Hydro-Electricity...
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