"We accept it as normal that people who have never been on the land, who have no history or connection to the country, may legally secure the right to come in and by the very nature of their enterprises leave in their wake a cultural and physical landscape utterly transformed and desecrated.......We take this as a given for it is the foundation of our system, the way commerce extracts value and profit in a resource-driven economy. But if you think about it, especially from the perspective of so many other cultures, touched and inspired by quite different visions of life and land, it appears to be a very odd and highly anomalous human behavior."
-Wade Davis in The Wayfinders

Aug 21, 2008

Large Scale Hydro and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from man made reservoirs is a hotly contested debate these days in the scientific and hydroelectric communities. The extent to which hydro projects contribute to global warming verses other types of generation is not fully understood. Research is ongoing throughout the world, especially in India, Brazil, and Canada. Hydro-Quebec in conjunction with McGill University, the Université du Québec à Montréal, Environment Canada and Environnement Illimité inc. is studying the Eastmain 1 reservoir. Here are two links to two differing viewpoints on the matter, but they seem to be the best information I can find now. Have a look and any comments of interested parties would be greatly appreciated.

International Rivers Article-
http://internationalrivers.org/files/FizzyScience2006.pdf

International Hydropower Association FAQ sheet-
http://www.adb.org/Water/Topics/Dams/pdf/Emissions-from-reservoirs.pdf
Posted by FredC

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