China's Three Gorges Dam - A Threat To Our Sustainable Future

Three Gorges Dam, Sandoupingzhen, China

China's Three Gorges Dam poses a huge threat to the local environment by causing landslides, altering entire ecosystems, and harming the people of the area. 

The dam generates 18,000 megawatts of power, which of course is great for the local economy. However the environmental problems created by the goliath structure far outweigh the benefits, especially through a perspective of a sustainable future for China's energy production.

Read a full article by Mara Hvistendahl, published in the Scientific American on March 25, 2008.