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4EL Pros and Cons
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Pros:
 * 1: Fuel is not burned to cause hydroelectricity which makes less pollution.
 * 2: 100 tons of carbon dioxide is produced because of the Three Gorges Dam.
 * 3: The dam blocked approximately ten million tons of trash (plastic bags, bottles, etc.)
 * 4:The dam will prevent waters from flowing upstream and causing a flood in the lower river.
 * 5: The Three Gorges Dam will generate 18,000 megawatts of power.

Cons:
 * 1: The Three Gorges Dam area has been polluted because of the dam.
 * 2: To make hydroelectric power you have to use a lot of limited natural resources.
 * 3: The Baiji dolphin is already extinct, the Chinese river dolphin, the Chinese sturgeon, the Tiger, Alligator, Siberian crane and the Giant Panda are endangered.
 * 4: The Three gorges Dam is on 2 fault lines.
 * 5: In the 1998 flood, land the size of New Zealand was destroyed.
 * 6: The giant dam may cause a trigger earthquake.
 * 7: On September 18th, 2009, there were geological disasters, landslides and mudslides that cost 539,000,000 RMB, $79,000,000.
 * 8: Changing water levels can lead to geological disasters.
 * 9: The Three Gorges Dam is an example for disaster.
 * 10: 47 rare plant species are endangered because of the Three Gorges Dam.
 * 11: The rare plant species Cupressaceae, 20- meter high crape myrtle, the Pistacia Chinesis Bunge, Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis are extinct.
 * 12: The water has not improved in the Three Gorges resevoir despite the big plan to stop pollution.
 * 13: Farmers had to leave their rich farmland and start farming on not such rich land instead.

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