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From the Garbage Kingdom Archives: this 2008 LinkTV: Explore report journeys up the Yangtze River to investigate one of the largest and most controversial engineering feats in human history—the Three Gorges Dam.

Stretching 1.3 miles across and standing 610 feet tall, this mega-dam has flooded hundreds of towns, thousands of villages, and over 100 archaeological sites, displacing millions of people in the name of “progress.” The resulting reservoir is longer than the distance between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and powers up to 15 nuclear plants worth of electricity.

But at what cost? Ancient species like the Chinese Sturgeon are near extinction. Sacred ground lies underwater. And the echoes of drowned cities haunt the shores.

This episode dives into the staggering scale, the human cost, and the ecological devastation—while also highlighting the ongoing debates around clean energy, flood control, and industrial ambition.

🏭 The environmental disasters.
🛰️ The digital surveillance boom.
💥 The authoritarian model of control.