Garbage washed down the Yangtze river threatens to jam China's Three Gorges hydroelectric dam, Damien Somerset gives us an inside look at a remarkable XPrize vehicle, and Pam Anderson's puppies.
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Planet 100: Gorged with Trash (8/04)
Garbage washed down the Yangtze river threatens to jam China's Three Gorges hydroelectric dam, Damien Somerset gives us an inside look at a remarkable XPrize vehicle, and Pam Anderson's puppies.
Added: Aug 4, 2010
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Runtime: 01:59
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