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Improving Efficiency at Washington’s Hydropower Projects Could Boost Output 3x More Than Building New Dams

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photo: Dan Huntington via flickr

The environmental problems with large-scale hydropower are well documented, with small-scale hydro often seen as a more benign way to exploit the power of rivers for electricity. However, as the Wall Street Journal points out, when you start putting hundreds of small-scale hydropower projects together the impact builds, and wo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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