Scientists, First Nations Say Hydropower is Not Clean Energy The Nation Anishnabe of Lac Simon in Quebec, seen here, says that hydropower dams and associated infrastructure have robbed the Anishnabe people of resources and their way of life. | P199, CC BY-SA-3.0, via…
August 31, 2021 Contact: Gary Wockner, Save The World's Rivers, 970-218-8310 Save The World's Rivers et al. Submit Comments and Publications to IPCC about Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Dams/Reservoirs Today, Save The World's Rivers and other river-protection advocates submitted a…
Annotated Bibliography of Global Deforestation Caused by Dam and Reservoir Construction and Operation Dams and reservoir construction and operation often involves deforestation, where a forest is cut down that will be submerged by a reservoir. In the U.S., the largest…
Scientific Bibliography: Dams and Reservoirs Emit Greenhouse Gases As of June 2021, here are the 37 most significant scientific studies that have analyzed the GHG emissions caused by the construction and operation of dams and reservoirs. (This does not include…
Our science team estimated GHG emissions of the Site C project. The short report is posted here: http://savetheworldsrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Site-C-Greenhouse-Gas-Estimate.pdf A summary of our findings: "The best available science indicates that the estimated yearly operational carbon footprint of Site C is equal…
May 26, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Gary Wockner, Save The World's Rivers, 970-218-8310 "Renewable Electricity Standard" Sign-On letter To Congress Wrong on Hydropower Save The World's Rivers is asking Green and Social Justice groups across the U.S. and the…
For Immediate Release May 11, 2021 Contact: Gary Wockner, Save The World's Rivers, 970-218-8310 Google Goes 'Anti-Science' With Support For Quebec Hydropower World's Rivers: Yesterday, Google announced a "major facility in Quebec", investing $735 million in a building and acreage,…
May 4, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Gary Wockner, Save The World's Rivers, 970-218-8310 Tucker Carlson Highlights 'Green Energy Scam' of Dirty Climate-Destroying Hydropower Maine, USA: Over the past week, Tucker Carlson has broadcast a new episode on his "Fox…
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