Hydroelectric power: a non-renewable resource

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The only group of influential engineers with a vested interest in renewable energy resources is that of dam-builders. A number of marginal hydroelectric projects have been resuscitated since the energy crisis. To an engineer with the beaver syndrome, an undammed river must represent a wasted resource. Downstream consequences of dams, including loss of sediment, adverse effects on aquatic organisms, and salt intrusion in extreme cases, are explained.

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