The hidden costs of hydro: We need to reconsider world’s dam plans

Mongabay
Mar 5, 2019, 11:38 am225 pts
The Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon. One of the biggest in the world, it was plagued by government and corporate corruption, did extensive socio-environmental damage, and has failed dramatically in producing promised amounts of electricity. Image courtesy of Wasserkraftwerk. An estimated 3,700 dams are…

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