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4CE Pros and Cons
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Pros:
 * There have been many major floods and the Dam will stop the floods and control the Water
 * Produce enough CLEAN electricity for 350,000 homes (10% of China’s electricity)
 * There are new apartments to replace traditional living
 * As many know china has a lot of pollution and The Dam doesn't create pollution
 * As many know china uses a lot of coal for energy and the dam will save 50 million tons of coal every year
 * With 26 generators in the dam fully operational as of last year, the plant is now capable of producing 84.7 million kW of electricity annually. It has produced 76.8 billion kW electricity already this year
 * The dam will make navigation for boats easier than where they were, when they were on the dangerous water
 * More navigation on the Yangtze that is safer and better
 * After the move to a new village/city/province, there will be toilets, running water and electricity

Cons:
 * If the Dam will breaks down there will be a HUGE disaster and it could be possible that it could flood all of China and 380,000,000 people live behind the dam and those could die
 * Landslides and water pollution are caused by the Gorges Dam
 * D ams are extremely expensive to build and must be built to a very high standard
 * The Dam Interrupts the natural flow of the river
 * 1.5 to 2 million people at least had to move

Questions raised

Facts: __Pollution and Coal problems__ __Hydroelectricity__ __Shipping__ __Stopping the floods__ __Jobs and Tourism__
 * As many know china has a lot of pollution and The Dam doesn't create pollution
 * As many know china uses a lot of coal for energy and the dam will save 50 million tons of coal every year
 * At full capacity, it is expected to produce 22.5 gigawatts, enough to power almost 20 million homes.
 * In the past few years over 300,000 people have died by the flooding of the 3 gorges dam. But the 3 gorges dam will stop the flooding so people won't keep on being flooded.