Americas Big Dam Problem

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:35:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

While environmentalists claim to battle for renewable energy, dams that provide renewable power to 10 percent of the United States have come under increasing attack.

Environmentalists, Post Embrace Some Dam Destruction

admin — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:33:39 +0000

Dan Gainor

So much for energy independence.

The Washington Post downplayed the potential loss of four Western hydroelectric dams that might be destroyed to make life easier … for salmon.

According to the January 31 article by the Post’s Blaine Harden, the destruction of the dams “has extraordinary potential to rebound as a major salmon resource, according to fish biologists and regional officials.”