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Salmon are used as food sources for humans and for wildlife. The stronger the salmon are, the stronger the ecology of the PNW will be. Not all dams that are b
by bb88 6y ago
Salmon are used as food sources for humans and for wildlife. The stronger the salmon are, the stronger the ecology of the PNW will be.
Not all dams that are blocking salmon runs in the PNW are used for hydro power, or for flood control for that matter.
- brewdad 6y agoOk, I'll bite. If a dam isn't being used for hydro power, nor for flood control, what is it being used for? I'm assuming a dam that creates a reservoir for water storage is considered flood control but perhaps you are not.
- bb88 6y ago"run-of-river" dams to provide easier access for barges. See this comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25540540 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25540540 So the question is are we okay with converting barge traffic to rail traffic? Probably. That's the way things are transported across the rest of the country.