Citing Environment, China Delays World’s Longest Aqueduct Project
Posted by drew on Jan 5, 2009
China is delaying its construction of a massive earth-changing project that will divert billions of tons of water to its parched north, in an attempt to mitigate environmental damage. (Updated | 4 Jan 09 : Cleaner Greener China points to conflicting stories about the delay — some say yes, others no — for reasons unknown. Perhaps it could be national leaders overriding the concerns of local leaders.)
The four-year delay, reports the