In reply to Jeff Fink's message of Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:54:22 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Hydro! Are you kidding? All the good remaining sites are protected by the >Sierra Club. Even small hydro installations across the country have been >decommissioned by the dozens over the last 50 years. I remember driving >past the abandoned Bells Island Hydro plant on the James River in Richmond >VA. It was already history by 1975. Dams on US streams are being routinely >removed to reestablish fish migrations. Tell me how can any new hydro >project ever pass an environmental impact study! [snip] As mentioned in my reply to your other post, I see this more as a last resort, which would likely only be used if people get desperate enough. In that situation, hydro might make a comeback, just as there is currently a tendency for nuclear to make a comeback. Besides, I didn't say anything about "new" hydro, just that it could be part of the mix - as it is now.
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