Ooh! Ooh! Me! That we need to stop destroying dams and impound more water, right? Continue reading
Tag Archives: dams
What The Drought Of 2012 Tells Us About Industrial Agriculture
Posted in Agriculture, Water scarcity
Tagged climate hysteria, dams, weather superstition
Andrew Bolt: Experts and how the game is played
WE should always listen to “the experts”, just as governments insist. And then always check for ourselves. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged anti development, climate hysteria, dams, PlayStation® climatology, weather superstition
Hydropower bills energize environmental debate over dams
Hydropower dams would get a boost, while their skeptics would get punished, under a controversial new bill backed by Western conservatives in Congress. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Development
Tagged dams, greenie obstructionists, hydro power
A new global warming culprit: Dam drawdowns
Washington State University researchers have documented an underappreciated suite of players in global warming: dams, the water reservoirs behind them, and surges of greenhouse gases as water levels go up and down. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged dams, greenhouse gas emissions, hydro power, natural gas, weather superstition
Boom-and-bust salmon catch is booming again
After years of going begging, Northern California is awash in salmon. Charter boats are booked up to two weeks in advance, and anglers claim to be bagging their limits before noon. The smell of gurry and the glimmer of scales are back at San Francisco’s Pier 45, where commercial fishermen unload their catch. Continue reading
Posted in Water rights, Water scarcity
Tagged dams, fisheries, hatchery salmon, hydro power, salmon protection
Study: California must improve salmon, steelhead hatcheries
Most of the salmon caught in California come from hatcheries in the Sacramento Valley, yet it turns out not much is known about these fish even though they are bred by hand. Continue reading
Posted in Water rights, Water scarcity
Tagged dams, fisheries, hatchery salmon, hydro power, salmon protection
Part One: Irrigation R&D drying up – a looming weakness for Australia
Welcome to a two-part special on the troubling plight of irrigation R&D, by Professor Andrew Campbell of Charles Darwin University. Research into the smartest, most efficient and sustainable ways to use water in our drought-prone continent is of critical importance, yet successful national programs have concluded without being replaced. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Land use, Water rights, Water scarcity
Tagged dams, irrigation
Mexican Communities Fight Mini-Dams
Small-scale hydroelectric dams with a capacity of under 30 MW are seen by the authorities in Mexico as an important alternative for generating energy. But local communities reject them on the argument that they would cause social, economic and environmental damages. Continue reading
Support of Yosemite cause gives Republican little re-election traction
De-development is a brain dead concept at the best of times but for no other purpose than enviro-appeasement? Guaranteed loser. Continue reading
China Looks to Russia’s Hydroelectricity to Meet Growing Energy Demands
Industrialisation has enabled economies in Asia to develop faster than ever, and this has shifted the balance of world energy consumption from the West to the East. China is by far the largest energy consumer, mostly driven by its huge manufacturing sector and infrastructural development projects. Continue reading
Fish return to undammed Elwha River
First hope for salmon and trout restoration in biggest dam-removal project in US history Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
Tagged dams, energy infrastructure, fisheries, hydro power, salmon protection
Three Gorges Dam at full capacity as last generator starts operation
The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, started working at full capacity Wednesday as the last of its 32 large turbine generators was put into operation. Continue reading
Turning Saltwater From Earth and Sea Into Water Fit to Drink
Drilling rigs in the midst of cow pastures are hardly a novelty for Texans. But on a warm May day at a site about 30 miles south of San Antonio, a rig was not trying to reach oil or fresh water, but rather something unconventional: a salty aquifer. After a plant is built and begins operating in 2016, the site will become one of the state’s largest water desalination facilities. Continue reading
Posted in Development, Drinking water, Water scarcity
Tagged dams, desalination, potable water
An Abundant Source Of Clean Energy: Old Dams
Dams are bad for the environment, you say? Indeed they are. But since they already did their damage, we might as well get electricity from them. And there’s a lot to be had. Continue reading
Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change
Yeah? And that makes them different from every other false ‘solution’ how, exactly? Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Climate Change, Development
Tagged climate fraud, climate hysteria, dams, dioxycarbophobia, natural gas, weather superstition
Big Hydropower Dams Trump Alternative Energy in Chile
Chile has enormous potential for producing non-conventional renewable energies (NCRE) like solar and geothermal, yet they only contribute three percent of the country’s energy mix. Continue reading
Christopher Booker: Keeping Britain Short of Water Is Now Government – And EU – Policy
It has become quite deliberate government policy to keep Britain short of water. The explanation for this baffling volte-face lies in a “Communication” issued in 2007 by the European Commission “addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union”. This document was based on the belief that Europe was facing a water crisis due to global warming. Continue reading
Aus: Treated effluent back on table for water supply
And they are going to remove synthetic hormones from birth control, natural hormones, medications and human viruses how, exactly? Continue reading
INTERVIEW-Food competition to leave poor hungrier by 2050-expert
I think by “expert” they mean Lester Brown but I’ll post it anyway: Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels, Development, Population
Tagged biodiesel, biotechnology, burning food, dams, ethanol mandates, food production, irrigation, modern farming
Brazil’s All-In Bet on Amazon Dams Jeopardizes Economic Growth
Dilma Rousseff, a Workers’ Party member who won Brazil’s presidency in 2010, says that the country needs more electricity and that the best way to get it is by damming rivers in the Amazon. Brazil’s gross domestic product grew 51 percent from 2002 to 2011. Continue reading
