E360: The Damming of the Mekong

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_damming_of_the_mekong_major_blow_to_an_epic_river/2162/

Another great Yale Environment 360 essay by Fred Pearce: "The Mekong has long flowed freely, supporting one of the world’s great inland fisheries. But China is now building a series of dams on the 2,800-mile river that will restrict its natural flow and threaten the sustenance of tens of millions of Southeast Asians."