> I believe dams are the safest and cheapest way to generate > electricity. (Safety is measured in accidents per kilowatt-hour.) > - Jed
You might look at the Hydro Quebec James Bay project(s). Wiki is a start -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bay_Project -- but it's largely from a Quebecoi point of view. An ecological disaster -- covers an area the size of NY state, induced earthquakes, completely disrupted (good? bad?) the native Cree/Inuit population, extensive mercury contamination (alleged forced abortions). 10,000 caribou drowned during one storm (or, alleged, a planned test release). > While highly motivated, the Cree's opposition to the Great Whale River > Project was mainly ineffective until 1992 when the State of New York withdrew > from a multi-billion dollar power purchasing agreement due to public outcry > and a decrease in energy requirements. I was in Albany at the time, and peripherally involved with the "public outcry".
