Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Watching a Globe Trekker episode this morning, the presenter was traveling the Yangtze River and explaining the impact of the Three Gorges Dam. At the time of the filming a few years ago, the dam had not yet been completed, and had not flooded the surrounding areas. After its completion, whole cities and villages were completely flooded by the dam, resulting in the relocation of millions of people. They had no choice: they had to leave. The dam has many pros and cons. Pros include less greenhouse gas emissions due to hydroelectric power and more shipping routes, reducing the need for polluting ground vehicles. However, species have been killed and archeological sites are underwater. And, of course, many people had to change their entire lives. The presenter traveled to a remote village due to be flooded, where she asked a local resident (via the help of the resident's English-speaking daughter), how the local felt about being re-located. She simply replied "I have to g...