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Hydropower is “electricity [or work] generated using the energy of moving water (National Geographic).”
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The Ancient Greeks used water wheels to grind wheat into flower. The street lamps in the city of Niagara Falls were powered by the waterfall in 1881.
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China has one of the world’s largest hydro plants at the Three Gorges on the Yangste River. Grand Coulee Dam in the United States.
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Renewable resource. Doesn’t release pollutants into the air. Reduce the vulnerability to floods and droughts.
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Dams disrupt and destroy surrounding sites. Building and the upkeep of dams are expensive. Wildlife could be harmed.
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Shouldn’t use it. Only have a lake. Not a reliable source. Still water not useful.
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It would not be beneficial. Not worth the cost.
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