Here’s another source of greenhouse gases you should be worrying about: hydropower.

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By Katie HerzogSep 29, 2016, 4:39 pm226 pts
According to a new study in the journal BioScience, reservoirs are a more significant climate problem than previously known. Researchers found that each square meter of reservoir surface area releases 25 percent more methane into the atmosphere than scientists had thought. This means that hydroelectric dam…

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