Susitna Dam - Animated Tour

A horror film.

We were so horrified we had to make our own version.

Elwha dams: Will bringing down NW dams really help salmon?

While tearing down deadbeat dams is a step in the right direction, bigger questions may loom over the future of salmon.

LINK (via:Crosscut)

DamNation across the nation

If you have yet to to see Felt Soul's new film DamNation it will be screening nationwide on June 5th at a Patagonia store near you.

The film will also be available to rent or download the follwing day via Vimeo on demand.

The idea, once considered crazy, is gaining momentum

Tearing down deadbeat dams is the subject of this Yvon Chouinard op-ed that appeared earlier this month in the NY Times.

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Sunset for HidroAysén, Daybreak for Patagonia

No other energy project has galvanized Chileans to action like HidroAysén–a proposal to build five dams on the pristine Baker and Pascua rivers in the Patagonia region. It has already triggered numerous debates and changes within Chile, and the final decision on the project, which will be made in less than one month, will continue to have far-reaching consequences beyond the dams themselves.

While HidroAysén is already affecting change, the final ruling on the legality of the project’s approval could set in motion vastly different courses for Chile. One that allows for more megadams and mining in Patagonia or one that leads to considerable environmental reform.

LINK (via: The Cleanest Line)

How to Get a Fish To Cross a Dam

Imagine you're a river herring, maybe about a foot long, swimming merrily upstream when you suddenly hit a giant concrete wall. How do you cross it? Engineers are now designing new fishways disguised as broad, rocky pools that help migrating fish make their way through dammed up rivers.

LINK (via: Gizmodo)

Another solution would be to take some of the dams out.