Hydropower

China’s Hydropower Frenzy Drowns Sacred Mountains

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Towering walls of concrete entomb lush forests on mountainsides in southwest China as workers toil on the dry riverbed below to build the country’s latest mega-dam. The colossal construction site in Sichuan province swallows three rivers, providing another display of China’s engineering prowess but also of the trauma it inflicts on people and nature along … Read more

Croatian Rivers Face Hydroelectric Peril

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Swans glide peacefully over green river waters in the central Croatian area of Karlovac, a tranquil spot popular with fishermen and swimmers that environmentalists fear could be devastated by hydropower projects. Croatia faces a dilemma as it produces no more than 75 percent of the electricity it needs for its 4.3 million people each year, … Read more