Hydropower, the Unloved Renewable, Shows Potential for Growth

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By John H. Cushman Jr.Apr 28, 2015, 12:00 pm50 pts
An Energy Department report shows that while hydro can be finicky, it could be a bigger part of a carbon-reduced future. By John H. Cushman Jr. Since the days when Woody Guthrie sang that Uncle Sam needed the Columbia River to "do some work for me," hydropower has been a part of the country’s energy…

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