Hydropower!

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 What Is Green Power? | US EPA 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 Hydropower - IEA Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity - Energy Education Where hydropower is generated - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Hydro power by state in 2022 (United States)