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Aug 2023
53m 27s

Hydropower!

A Little Greener
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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 orang ... Show More
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