EarthTalk®
E - The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that dams actually hurt rivers?-- Missy Davenport, Boulder, CO
Dams are a symbol of human ingenuity and engineering prowess—controlling the flow of a wild rushing river is no small feat. But in this day and age of environmental awareness, more and more people are questioning whether generating a little hydroelectric power is worth destroying riparian ecosystems from their headwaters in the mountains to their mouths at the ocean and beyond.
