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Run-of-River 101: Human Scale Hydro

David Dodge | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada
Read More: Hydroelectric, Whistler BC, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Hydropower, British Columbia, Green Energy, Whistler Blackcomb, Run-of-River, Canada News
David Dodge

When I first heard of "run-of-river" I had it way wrong, I imagined a thousand little micro-turbines in a mountain creek turning like pinwheels as the water flows by. It's more of a kinder, gentler version of bigger hydro power projects -- none of the flooding of massive tracts of land.

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Thinking Outside the Pipeline

Rachel Ryan | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Hydropower, Harper Keystone, Obama Keystone Xl, Keystone Obama, Keystone XL, Keystone Xl Obama, Obama Keystone, Canada Politics News
Rachel Ryan

Neither opponents nor advocates of the Keystone XL pipeline have entertained auxiliary projects that would reconcile both concerns, such as hydropower. Given the undeniable environmental and economic benefits, it's difficult to understand why or how policy makers have failed to recognize it as a viable solution.

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Will Canada's Hydropower Boom Help Cool the Climate?

Will Braun | Posted 11.19.2011 | Canada
Read More: Manitoba, Energy, Hydroelectric, Labrador, Quebec, Electricity, Environmental Policy, Sierra Club of Canada, Muskrat Falls, Hydro Quebec, Coal Industry, Hydro-Electric Power, Environment, Hydropower, Site C, Hydro-Electricity, Hydro Dams, Canada News
Will Braun

Leaders in the Canadian hydropower industry believe North America can dam its way to a cooler climate, but some experts say that continual increases in energy supply -- whatever the source -- are not the optimal response to the climate crunch. The answer is not more energy, but much more efficient use of it.

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