hydroelectric

Shift To Green Energy Future is Renewing Plantation-Era Water Wars on Kauai

A proposed hydro project — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter…

2 years ago

Stanford study demonstrates 100% renewable US grid, with no blackouts

A study led by Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson has demonstrated that the US energy system running on wind, water…

3 years ago

When dams cause more problems than they solve, removing them can pay off for people and nature

Photo: Maine’s Penobscot River flows freely where the Veazie Dam once stood. Dam removals have reopened the river to 12…

4 years ago

State Water Board Issues Key Documents That Further Efforts to Remove Klamath River Dams

THIS JUST IN… From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board today issued key documents that move…

5 years ago

Should Rivers Have Rights? A Growing Movement Says It’s About Time

Inspired by indigenous views of nature, a movement to grant a form of legal “personhood” to rivers is gaining some…

6 years ago