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> In effect dams and the subsequent fish farming efforts to save the salmon end up being a subsidy for the farmers. And everyone else in the region who uses el
by cronix 7y ago
> In effect dams and the subsequent fish farming efforts to save the salmon end up being a subsidy for the farmers.
And everyone else in the region who uses electricity generated from the dams, which is quite a bit.
- irrational 7y agoThis was my first thought. I don't ship anything through dams, but most of my electricity comes from dams on the Columbia.
- bb88 7y agoAbsolutely correct, but OP only talked about issues related to agriculture. EDIT:. Maybe not as bad as some might think. The 4 lower Snake River damns provide only 4% apparently of the regions power. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/08/replacing-power-produced-by-four-snake-river-dams-/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/08/replacing-powe... So while yes the hydropower would need to be replaced it may not be a huge cost to do it.