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In reply to the discussion: Trump Canceled Canada's 61-Year Old Colulmbia River Water Treaty -- 40% of U.S. Hydropower at Risk [View all]Bev54
(13,517 posts)24. I think the river basin includes Washington and Oregon and damns in BC prevent flooding in those areas
and there is a damn in Montana that it affects as well. When it comes to electricity it also affects California, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. It takes 10 years to get out of the agreement and while there was a renewal agreement last year, Trump has paused it. I do know in BC they are not playing with Trump because if he did rip up the agreement it would be the US mostly affected, the electricity from BC could be re-directed to Alberta which would help Carney's plan to electrify Canada on a full grid. The renewal is only on pause right now.
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Trump Canceled Canada's 61-Year Old Colulmbia River Water Treaty -- 40% of U.S. Hydropower at Risk [View all]
Amaryllis
Sunday
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I think the river basin includes Washington and Oregon and damns in BC prevent flooding in those areas
Bev54
Sunday
#24
Is this just the Pacific states being affected? What about the Midwest (Manitoba Hydro) and the Northeast?
progree
Sunday
#13
I am damn sick and tired of Republicans allowing Trump using our tax money for his revenge
Stargazer99
Sunday
#22
More Americans lose out because Trump just has to be an asshole. Trump probably did that to force those states to build
ChicagoTeamster
Yesterday
#40
Actually a significant part of the Columbia river begins in Western Montana and flows North into and then out of Canada.
Ford_Prefect
Yesterday
#47
So I guess treaties don't have to be approved by the Senate anymore. That part of the Constitution gone
Walleye
Yesterday
#55
Beginning to think Trump, billionaires, GOP pols don't want regular people to have electricity.
Attilatheblond
Yesterday
#56
Power demand will be growing in Canada , so this energy will get redirected East
OAITW r.2.0
Yesterday
#61
Dumb ass doesn't know or care what he is doing, just having a ball with his love of chaos
Evolve Dammit
22 hrs ago
#68