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hunter

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7. As a radical environmentalist I believe most dams should be removed...

Mon Jul 1, 2024, 11:41 AM

Jul 2024

... and the rivers they impede restored to a natural state.

Off-channel reservoirs do not fill up with sediment, do not block the migration of fish and other wildlife, and are also useful as energy storage systems.

Assuming our civilization survives, eventually even large dams like those along the Colorado River will have to be removed.

That's just the way it is on earth, nothing lasts forever. One way or another everything gets recycled. In the case of dams its best they not begin their transition to rubble in a single catastrophic failure.

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Historic floods in the Midwest put spotlight on America's aging dams - PBS NewsHour [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 OP

Always (almost) a pleasure listening to a PBS or NPR Report on (almost) anything. BOSSHOG Jun 2024 #1

I agree, they get to the point with no histrionics, just articulate the message and we always learn something Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 #2

It's no secret that we have aging infrastructure, especially with roads, dams, and public transit systems tornado34jh Jun 2024 #3

Good points. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 #4

Even back when I used to live in DC tornado34jh Jun 2024 #5

You're right, we have a whole lot of catching up to do! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 #6

As a radical environmentalist I believe most dams should be removed... hunter Jul 2024 #7