Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Current Event 1/4/12

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/inevitable-or-in-limbo-a-dam-for-the-mekong/

My article was called, "Inevitable, or in Limbo? A Dam for the Mekong" by RACHEL NUWER. It talks about how Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos are holding off on their plans to build a dam. Each side has a different opinion; scientists say that damming the river would be “reckless and irresponsible” given the many uncertainties about the project’s effects on the ecosystem and local people. Scientists also believe that holding off on the dam preserves the possibility of saving endangered species like the Mekong giant catfish from extinction.

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