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Up goes the Three Gorges Dam
My band Xanadu 上都 wrote a song about the Three Gorges Dam and the migration and destruction it has caused. Here are the lyrics, I hope you enjoy the song! You can check us out at www.youtube.com/xanadushangdu or www.myspace.com/xanadubeijing
I am faking
strong, unwavering
a perfect alibi
That rescues me
From all I see
of rural poverty
Flowing down stream
Grabbing all belongings
Sheets, clothes, food for walking
Away from what was home
Near the long river
A sight soon to wither
And leave people dry
Its no surprise
They’re left without a dime (works hard to find to feed these lives)
Up goes the dam
Example of man’s
Use of power over land
I see shades of grey
From steel to rock in the haze
This place has seen some better days
I heard once before but now becoming more and more
Into a disgrace of the human race My band Xanadu 上都 wrote a song about the Three Gorges Dam and the migration and destruction it has caused. Here are the lyrics, I hop... more -
Environmental Visions Film Competition at AFI Dallas International Film Festival
We hear from festival CEO/Artistic Director Michael Cain and three film makers in this clip. The festival partnered with Current Energy to fund the competion's $10,000 prize. The films offer education on the environment and our place in it. How what we consume affects the environment. They show the caused by the exploitation of water, coal and other resources. The information in these films will change your perspective and make you think as you consume...
These documentaries show how we're destroying our environment...and how we can make it better. Four films were in the competition. The prize went to "Field of Fuel" by Josh Tickell. "Fields of Fuel" offers a hope filled plan on how to change US oil use and an insightful look at the oil industry.
"Burning the Future: Coal in America", by David Novack. Novack shows us the impact of coal in the US and reminds us that consumers, not industry account for the majority of coal consumption for electricity generation.
In "Flow: For Love of Water", Irena Salina examines the global water supply from the environmental perspective as while considering the impact of big business and human rights issues.
"Up the Yangtze", by Yung Chang examines the impact of the massive Three Gorges Dam on the Yantze River in China. He follows two young subjects and documents how the construction affected their lives. We hear from festival CEO/Artistic Director Michael Cain and three film makers in this clip. The festival partnered with Current Ener... more -
Three Gorges Dam Journey
Living and working in China for the past two years as an English teacher I embark on a trip to see the human costs of the Three Gorges Dam project in China (the biggest dam on earth). The journey starts from below the dam it's self and runs up the dam's reservoir see what the effects of the dam are on the 1.5 million people that were moved because of the water's rise. Living and working in China for the past two years as an English teacher I embark on a trip to see the human costs of the Three Gorges... more
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Yang Yi: Uprooted
"Chinese artist Yang Yi [...] born in a small town overlooking a tributary of the Yangtze River, will see his hometown completely submerged during the last phase of the project in 2009. Striking and haunting him even in his dreams, this sad situation forced him to capture the remaining scenery before it disappears forever, along with his roots and childhood memories.
Using both photography and digital techniques, Yang Yi's images depict a ghost town engulfed by water, whose scarce inhabitants (fitted out with masks and snorkels) go about their daily routines like lost souls." "Chinese artist Yang Yi [...] born in a small town overlooking a tributary of the Yangtze River, will see ... more -
China/Three Gorges Dam: Hydropower At Huge Human Cost
For me, weighing an option also means that the negative repercussions must be truthfully weighed in proportion to the positive. In the case of Three Gorges Dam which the Chinese government has touted as a marvel of engineering in it's quest to satisfy its rapacious need for energy, it is turning into an ecological disaster with the negative outweighing the positive. And therein lies the dilemma of our age. How can we address the climate crisis effectively if we do not or refuse to address the moral questions involved in our decisions? When we continue to prefer the old ways which are expensive and destructive to new ways which can actually improve the quality of life? Do those decisions need to always lead to displacement of millions of people? To the destruction of traditional and sacred lands? To the extinction of other species and intrusion upon their ecosystems? This is also where we see the intersection of morality and politics, and as we see with the construction of this dam as with so many other projects like this in other countries such as Turkey, Pakistan, and India when the politics overtakes the moral considerations. If we are to see any real progress in mitigating the effects of climate change, we cannot continue to rely on old ways to deal with new situations. For me, weighing an option also means that the negative repercussions must be truthfully weighed in proportion to the positive. In the... more
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Record amount of waste dumped in China's Yangtze River
This makes me heartsick. Where are we going with this?//////by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2007
A record 30.5 billion tonnes of industrial, farming and human waste were dumped last year into China's Yangtze River, the country's longest, state media reported.
The quantity was twice as much as two decades ago and an increase of 900 million tonnes, or 3.1 percent, from the previous year, Xinhua news agency said late Tuesday.
The widespread dumping of industrial, agricultural and domestic waste has seriously polluted the Yangtze, a situation some ecologists warn will be worsened by the massive Three Gorges dam, which they say will create a "giant toilet bowl" of trapped sewage behind it.
The Asian Development Bank last month warned that water pollution in China, driven by rapid industrialisation and urbanisation, had reached "alarming" levels./////end of excerpt.
This makes me heartsick. Where are we going with this?//////by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2007 ... more
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