Sentences with phrase «backing construction of a dam»
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Construction of this dam — the world's largest, holding back 1.4 trillion cubic feet of water — has displaced at least 1.3 million people.
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Early declines, dating as far back as the 1700s, were probably the result of overharvesting in the rivers, dam construction blocking access to spawning grounds, and water pollution.
Since run of river projects don't use reservoirs on the scale of the large dams, you've really only got the embedded emissions from construction to pay back before you're producing clean power.