China Starts Up Second-Biggest Hydropower Dam In The World

China has launched power generation from the first operational units at a massive new hydropower dam, which is the world’s second-largest after the Three Gorges dam, again in China, The Associated Press reported. Despite environmentalists criticizing China for putting up massive dams on the Yangtze River and its tributaries, Chinese authorities proceed with hydropower construction as they seek to reduce the carbon footprint of electricity generation in the country. The Baihetan Dam, built by the Chinese Three Gorges Corporation, will be the…