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Dam rising in Ethiopia stirs hope and tension
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: There is a remote stretch of land in Ethiopias forested northwest where the dust never settles. All week, day and night, thousands of workers pulverize rocks and lay concrete along a major tributary of the Nile River. It is the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the continents biggest hydropower plant and one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever in Africa. Ethiopia is a poor country, often known best for its past famines, but officials say the dam will be paid for without...
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