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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> Technically Speaking >> Hydroelectric Dam Pollution http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1311244697 Message started by Flying Binghi on Jul 21^st, 2011 at 8:38pm

Title: Hydroelectric Dam Pollution
Post by Flying Binghi on Jul 21^st, 2011 at 8:38pm

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:-? what can yer say ....... ;D

Oh No! A single hydroelectric dam produces as much CO2 as 10 million people burning fossil fuels.

According to a paper published online today in the Journal of Geophysical Research, a single hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon is producing as much greenhouse gas emissions as are generated by almost 10 million people burning fossil fuels...

continues - http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2011/07/oh-no-single-hydroelectric-dam-produces.html

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Title: Re: Hydroelectric Dam Pollution
Post by astro_surf on Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 12:03am

Yes. Dams are a bad idea. I'm pretty sure you'll find that's a pretty consistent theme amongst environmentalists over the last 30 years ::)

Title: Re: Hydroelectric Dam Pollution
Post by freediver on Aug 10^th, 2011 at 7:12pm

This is heavily dependent on the amount of vegetation being washed in.

Does the calculation take into account what would happen to the vegetation if the dam were not there?