And, these things are so ugly. We have thousands of them in the Columbia Gorge and along what used to be pristine ridges in other places in Washington that have lots of wind. Ugly! Ugly! Plus we have nice dams that produce far more electricity, cheaper and more consistent.
Plus we have nice dams that produce far more electricity, cheaper and more consistent.
Which is why the greenunists are in a rush to tear them all out as fast as they can. With what they did on the Boardman here in Michigan, I can't help but wonder if flooding dozens of homes and contaminating the wells wasn't intentional. Not to mention that dewateing a dam destroys property values for high dollar lake front homes.
Dam Removal Mishap Raises More Questions, Concerns
Also notable from the story...
Charles Peterson, president of Peterson Machinery Sales, and a property owner on a dam impoundment, had submitted a letter of intent to Grand Traverse County in 2008 offering to return hydroelectric generating capacity to the Sabin and Boardman dams. The county rejected his proposal and moved forward with its dam removal agenda.