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Ø The Three Gorges Dam produces enough electricity to reduce the amount of coal used and gathered in china also reducing the greenhouse effect. But if coal is no longer need in china, the people who mine the gold would have no jobs and no way to feed their families. Ø The Three Gorges Dam only diverts the water from floods to other areas and does not protect large tributaries. Ø  The Siberian Crane is critically endangered. There are only 3 to 4 thousand remaining and large quantities spend their winters in a wetland that will soon be destroyed by the dam. It also contributes to the extinction of the [|Baiji], the Yangtze river dolphin Ø The area around Three Gorges Dam’s reforestation has gone down 10 percent Ø The dam may break. Since the water level in the Yangtze river in rising the water presser is increasing if the dam does break it would cause a massive flash flood Ø The silt that flows to the beach and Estuary’s is blocked by the dam Ø Natural season changes are disrupted and ecosystems can be destroyed Ø In order for to produce electricity it would have to flood an entire valley.

• The building of The Three Gorges Dam will cause a giant body of water to form in the vicinity of a town in China and, though controlled, will cause 1 million Chinese people to leave their homes and resettle elsewhere. • Many of the people living in the artificial lake area tend to have a job near their home (Ex. Coal Miner) and will then be forced out of a job and the demand for money will dramatically increase. • The decrease in jobs and increase in money for jobs will probably lead to an increased crime rate. This will definitely not end well. • With the presence of another body of water, many of the industries may decide that they may dispose of their waste products in the Dam’s water. This would most likely be because the Chinese government is very much susceptible to bribes by many sizes. • The Three Gorges Dam will also be made of metal which may rust and create a serious water contamination. • There is also the issue of maintenance. How will the enormous water turbines be cleansed without the occasional death or serious injury of a worker. The slipstream may be a serious setback. • Sedimentary particles traveling with the ships may also clog important mechanical parts. • Some of the animals in the area will die if they are not safely evacuated and the forest will be flooded in many areas. The Dam is being built based on human needs; what will happen to the animals? • There is also the issue of the building. There will be many construction vehicles as well as many manual laborers. Many of the machines are run on coal and there can be accidents. • The Dam also increases the chance of landslide. Not Sure. • The houses will also be knocked down and cleaned out. • Businesses may try to dump waste into the Yangtze River. • Terrorists or gangs may try to forcibly take the dam and charge the owners to reap benefits. • Those against the dam could use acids like Hydrochloric acid and eat through the walls of the dam, costing the government millions. • It will probably wipe out a huge forested area and therefore have a huge impact on the animal AND plant life. - resettlement of Chinese People

• The building of The Three Gorges Dam will cause a giant body of water to form in the vicinity of a town in China and, though controlled, will cause 1 million Chinese people to leave their homes and resettle elsewhere.

• Many of the people living in the artificial lake area tend to have a job near their home (Ex. Coal Miner) and will then be forced out of a job and the demand for money will dramatically increase.

• The decrease in jobs and increase in money for jobs will probably lead to an increased crime rate. This will definitely not end well.

- Pollution

• With the presence of another body of water, many of the industries may decide that they may dispose of their waste products in the Dam’s water. This would most likely be because the Chinese government is very much susceptible to bribes by many sizes.

• The Three Gorges Dam will also be made of metal which may rust and create a serious water contamination.

• There is also the issue of maintenance. How will the enormous water turbines be cleansed without the occasional death or serious injury of a worker. The slipstream may be a serious setback.

• Sedimentary particles traveling with the ships may also clog important mechanical parts.

- Ecology/Archaeology

• Some of the animals in the area will die if they are not safely evacuated and the forest will be flooded in many areas. The Dam is being built based on human needs; what will happen to the animals?

• There is also the issue of the building. There will be many construction vehicles as well as many manual laborers. Many of the machines are run on coal and there can be accidents.

• The Dam also increases the chance of landslide. Not Sure.

• The houses will also be knocked down and cleaned out.

- Corruption

Works Cited "PROS AND CONS." __Sir Francis Drake High School Website__. 08 May 2009 . "Three Gorges Dam -." __Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia__. 08 May 2009 .