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Pros And Cons For The Damnation Of A Canyon
Dear Mr. Abbey,

May I invite you to a time travel into the future? Join me in visiting the Glen Canyon in the year 2030. After some major technological breakthroughs, the United States cover all of their electricity needs with renewable energies, such as solar and wind energy. The Glen Canyon dam was torn down five years ago, and Lake Powell is drained. Just as you predicted in your essay 'The Damnation of a Canyon,' nature is gradually cleansing 'the re­pellent mess’ that emerged from the water, and is reclaiming the land. Plants, animals, and fish return. Everything is healing. Why is not everybody happy? Why are people loudly protesting to get the Glen Canyon Dam back?

In your essay, you made strong arguments how the dam destroys the balance
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