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Did The Zipingpu Dam Cause The Sichuan Earthquake?

Western media hypes up the Sichuan earthquake as manmade, but you should also read what the Chinese scientists have been saying. ...full story at ESWN

from ESWN on Sat, Feb 07 2009

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