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“A dam is monumentally static; it tries to bring a river under control, to regulate its seasonal pattern of floods and low flow.”
“Underlying many aspects of water development is a myth: the myth that we must have more.”
“What do you consider the most interesting man-made structure in the galaxy?The dam they are building at the Three Gorges on the Yangtse. Though perhaps 'baffling' would be a better word. Dams almos...”
“I dont know why we keep building these fucking dams, Adams said in a surprisingly forceful British whisper. Not only do they cause environmental and social disasters, they, with very few exceptions...”
“A dam tears at all the interconnected webs of river valley life.”
“I don’t know why we keep building these fucking dams,” Adams said in a surprisingly forceful British whisper. “Not only do they cause environmental and social disasters, they, with very few excepti...”
