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Hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River kill salmon. Congress says it’s time to consider shutting them down
unlike the moneymaking hydroelectric dams on the larger Columbia and Snake rivers in the Northwest, doesn’t make financial sense. The dams generate less than 1% of the Northwest’s power ...
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BC Hydro imported a quarter of the province’s power in the last 12 months
BC Hydro imported 13,600 gigawatt hours of electricity in fiscal year 2024, at a cost of nearly $1.4 billion. "It's very disturbing that British Columbia's now relying on 25 per cent of our ...
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Extreme weather threatens Canada's hydropower future
In Canada, which gets 60 percent of its energy from hydropower, drought has hit hard in the key production provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec. - Record Lows - ...
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Yukon assessment recommends relicensing Whitehorse dam, calls for stronger salmon protections
Yukon's environmental assessment board says the Whitehorse hydroelectric dam should be relicensed - as long as the ...
Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.
The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and ...