Many far larger than the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River — which is meters high and capable of generating more than 2, megawatts of power — are. Charlton Lewis taught Chinese history at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York for 35 years.

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He has traveled and studied extensively in China. In recent years, he has turned to the study of China's environment, focusing on the developing water crisis and the effects of hydropower on Chinese society and the natural world.

A Major Assault on Money hoover dam makes electricity Rivers China is engaged in a push to build hydroelectric dams on a scale unprecedented in human history. While being touted for producing lower-emission electricity, these massive dam projects are wreaking havoc on river systems across China and Southeast Asia.

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