....the developing world is building, while we're dismantling....
PS. taking down a dam leaves behind an enormous muck & detritus-covered area in what used to be the reservoir behind the dam. In some cases, this may possibly pose a risk of mudslides downstream, unless its removed....
Jaro
+++ Myanmar to build Southeast Asia's biggest hydro plant +++
Myanmar will build a 4600MW hydro power plant, the biggest of its kind in
Southeast Asia, on Than Lwin river in southern Shan state, the Vietnam
News Agency reported from Bangkok on 24 December 2002.
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+++ PGE announces plan to breach two Sandy river dams +++
State of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and Portland General Electric
(PGE) of the US have announced a plan that will remove two dams in the Mount Hood National Forest.
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