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You misunderstand the impact of the dams on the ecosystem. Salmon are hanging by a thread in the Columbia, and only a very aggressive hatchery program has kept
by jasonwatkinspdx 6y ago
You misunderstand the impact of the dams on the ecosystem. Salmon are hanging by a thread in the Columbia, and only a very aggressive hatchery program has kept them from collapse.
Essentially all buildable sites have already been built, and there's a growing awareness some existing damns need to come down. The Gorge is not some great untapped resource for pumped storage that people were too distracted by wind power to discover.
- waynecochran 6y agoSalmon are good -- I fish there. Salmon are even spawning well above the dams. I don't know where folks get that misinformation.
- jasonwatkinspdx 6y agoI'm friends with an environmental economist that did the analysis while working for the state of Oregon. He also was involved in the reports that shut down Boardman. The information is accurate.