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Clean energy's dirty secret: How push for modern technology has made Chinese pond toxic

A tailings pond lies on the west of the Chinese city Baotou, one filled with a black grey sludge of toxic and radioactive material.
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Can sludge from dams turn deserts into farmland?

Afforest for the Future is one of a series of projects trying to create arable land from sand. Its method: use the muck that collects behind dams to create new soil.

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