DamNation
In the first half of the 20th century, Americans built dams across the country to provide drinking water for houses, farms and municipal authorities. They are also the source of cleaning and sustainable hydropower, which is a gratifying alternative to fossil fuel. In 1935, Hoover -Dam still had a modern miracle of human engineering and began its operation. This is a symbol of national pride. In the next thirty years, the country has swept a dam frenzy.
But now, in the 21st century, some of these dams in the local ecosystems, exhaustion of fish population, polluting rivers, and not even greater power. At present, thousands of rivers and waterways in the United States are blocked and confiscated in some ways-demolished natural wild animals and plants, placed in obstacles in the migration fish route, and flowed from houses. Many of them were Indians of the American indigenous people. Essence
People are increasingly aware that people see that the dam is a technical miracle, but the wild rivers behind them are slowly dying. The wild river that must stay in life and health for our interests. With the changes in the way of thinking, there is now a sport to defeat the dam, causing more damage than benefits. These dams include those who prevent stray fish routes, especially salmon. Although the dams and farmers’ communities are supported by modern alternatives (such as wind power), the dams are no longer needed, they are different.
Even if I thought of reducing the dam, in the 1990s, he was rejected, but it was just the idea of border or radical. The dam was once and a big business, let alone that they can affect their support and communities. However, since 2010, the United States has been running the world in the dam demolition. In Washington State, the first big Elwha and GLINES CANYON dams, before the project is completed, Wild Steelhead and SALMON have returned to the river.
But there is still a long way to go. Removing the dam is not as easy as entering and blowing everything with explosives. There are important problems on both sides of the dam debate. Some farmers need dams as water plants. American indigenous people want to restore their loses, and some legislators see those who do not want these dams to become anarchist or environmental extremists.
Many advantages and shortcomings must be considered. Fortunately, the damn people are now environmentally friendly groups, government agencies, and daily parts discussed between municipal authorities. These cities will be positive and negatively affected by their distance and even the dam owner themselves.
Fight with strong opponents, bureaucracy bureaucracy, and basic communities and environmental protection groups sitting on both sides of the fence. However, it cannot be denied that once the dam is removed and healing the river, when they see the human advantages he have harvested, most people will be happy with the results.
Directed by: Ben Knight, Travis Rummel
