As David Cameron may have learned when he read PPE at Oxford, property rights are a cornerstone of our liberty, our security, our civilisation. Wiser political thinkers than Dave have long understood this. Continue reading
Tag Archives: hydro power
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
John Merline: Do Greens Have A None-Of-The-Above Energy Policy?
Two environmental groups in April filed suit to block an energy project they said would seriously harm the local ecosystem. Continue reading
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
California’s hydroelectricity production is vulnerable to climate change
Kaveh Madani, former researcher at UC Riverside, says hydropower stations would generate less electricity in summer under climate warming Continue reading
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
UK energy flows 2010: sources, losses, exports and consumption of energy
Graphic from the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows a breakdown of UK energy flows from source to end product for 2010 Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Coal, Nuclear power, Oil and gas
Tagged hydro power, natural gas, solar power, wave and tidal power, Wind power
Thirsty South Asia’s river rifts threaten “water wars”
As the silver waters of the Kishanganga rush through this north Kashmir valley, Indian laborers are hard at work on a hydropower project that will dam the river just before it flows across one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders into Pakistan. Continue reading
Andrés Cala: IEA Misses the Point on Renewables
The International Energy Agency (IEA) this month expectedly forecast more healthy growth for global renewable energy this decade. Continue reading
Brazil to Invest Heavily in Wind Power
Analysts seeking reasons for the soaring economies of the BRIC nations ought to take note of their interest in renewable energy. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
Tagged energy subsidies, government subsidies, hydro power, solar power, Wind power
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
Hydropower Provides 65% of Latin Americas Electricity Generation
Hydropower is the most popular source of renewable energy in the world, and the overall main energy source in Latin America which boasted a capacity of 153GW in 2010, providing about 65% of all electricity generated; way above the world average of 16%. Continue reading
Kenneth P. Green: Energy Abundance vs. the Poverty of Energy Literacy
Energy is all around us and we consume copious quantities of it. We only question it when it’s expensive or not there. Therein lies a challenge for politics and society. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Coal, Nuclear power, Oil and gas
Tagged hydro power, natural gas
When Energy Begins to Flow Long Distance
With rising energy prices and stringent requirements for producing a higher proportion of energy from renewable sources in the near future, long-distance electricity cables are increasingly thought of as a viable option for providing electricity. Continue reading
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
