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4CE Pros and Cons
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Pros:
 * 1) 1. The dam will stop many floods which might kill tons of people.
 * 2) 2. The dam will make navigation for boats easier in the once dangerous waters.
 * 3) 3. The dam will generate more than 10% of china's electricity,reducing the amount of coal burned each year.
 * 4) 4. Huge funds are being spent cleaning waste that threatens both water and dam.
 * 5) 5. More ships could travel further on Yangtze because of the dam's lock.
 * 6) 6. The dam will greatly increase human and goods transportation.
 * 7) 7. During drought, the Three Gorges Dam will still be able to supply water to the surrounding area.
 * 8) 8. The dam is able to tame the raging Yangtze- one of the world's most dangerous rivers.

Cons: Questions raised:
 * 1) 1. The dam will create a huge reservoir that will flood many cities, towns, scenic areas, and ancient artifacts.
 * 2) 2. The water in the upper stream is becoming very dirty because the flow is not fast enough to wash the pollution away.
 * 3) 3. The dam slows the river's flow, so the river silt can't be washed away.
 * 4) 4. The dam blocks many of the river animals from moving through the river, decreasing river animal population.
 * 5) 5. The Three Gorges Dam has flooded 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1350 villages.
 * 6) 6. The dam is one of the reasons why the Baiji river dolphin, Chinese river surgeon,Siberian crane and the Giant Panda are endangered or functionally extinct.
 * 7) 7. The reservoir will also submerge rare flowers that are in the Three Gorges area.
 * 8) 8. The silt that piles up behind the dam cannot flow out, so farmland below the dam is less fertile.
 * 9) 9. The dam is constructed right on a fault line, and is even predicted to cause earthquakes.
 * 10) 10. The rising waters caused by the dam has relocated 300,000 people and landslides and mudflows are further forcing 28,600 people to move.