Hydropower
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Social networking giant is under pressure to switch from coal to renewable power, but are other offenders being overlooked?
Nature Conservancy scientist discovers a new ending to the script of 'Avatar' -- and wonders if the Battle for Hometree even needed to be fought.
Project raises concern about impact on environment and native Indians.
Major source of hydroelectric power is in jeopardy as glaciers recede; experts predict ice flows will disappear by the end of the century.
The dams block salmon from returning to their breeding grounds and caused toxic algae to grow in the river's waters.
Defect in turbine system at hydroelectric plant likely to blame for workers' deaths, vast oil slick and widespread power shortages.
State media reports that builders could be taking dangerous shortcuts while charging over 10 million yen in illegal fees.
Proposed dams are opposed on environmental as well as political grounds.
An environmental harm assessment has been ordered before construction can begin on the new hydropower project.
The Yangtze River in China is piling up behind the massive Three Gorges Dam. Now satellite photos show us exactly how the rising waters are changing the ecosystem.
