|Great Wall across the Yangtze|
This program provides an overview of the issues surrounding the construction of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River in China. When it is completed, this dam will produce the energy of 15 nuclear power plants and tame some of the river's deadliest floods. However, it is also the subject of much controversy. Topics include the loss of important archaeological, cultural, and paleontological sites, the displacement of large numbers of people, threats to endangered species, and loss of natural habitat in the path of the rising water.
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Copyright 1995-2004, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-408
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Editor: Danny McGuire