Engineers have maximized the potential of high wind in West Texas and generate electricity using wind turbines (windmills) to provide a sustainable source of energy. Moving air turns the blades of large windmills or generators to make electricity, or to pump water out of the ground. ... China built four large hydropower plants upstream in 1992 to 2003, which created flooding problems for other countries that also have access to the Mekong River downstream like Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. ...

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