Kristen and Sara discuss the pros and cons of using water to produce electricity. Listen in to learn the three main ways we currently produce hydropower, the environmental impacts, and how hydropower might fit in to the future of energy production.
Resources for this episode:
Planning a Microhydropower System | Department of Energy
Dam that threatens orangutan habitat faces three-year delay
BATANG TORU HYDROPOWER PROJECT Factcheck and References on Key Issues
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Dam Displacement
Why hydropower is the forgotten giant of clean energy
UN warns most will live downstream of ageing large dams by 2050 | Flooding | The Guardian
Hydropower Basics | Department of Energy
Hydropower explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Hydropower: US Department of Energy
Why aren't we looking at more hydropower? | MIT Climate Portal
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity - Energy Education
Where hydropower is generated - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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