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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Excerpts (1) from Alex Lee's "Big Hydro: Is It Green?," Franconia, Dec. 14, 2010


First in a Series



Alex Lee, founder and executive director of Project Laundry List (http://www.laundrylist.org/), is a self-described conservationist dedicated to finding and teaching simple ways of energy reduction that everyday people can put into effect--for example, the clothesline rather than the dryer. He is opposed to corporate energy developers who encourage increased consumption. His talk tonight focused on the negative environmental impacts of Hydro Quebec. Alex has visited and canoed in Quebec over four summers; he is on his way to China soon to promote Project Laundry List. Alex has generously given permission to share the excerpts from his talk tonight that follow.


Before--undammed free-running river in Quebec:
After:




And PSNH still wants to bring in 1200MW from Hydro Quebec even though it admits there is no current need for this power

To be continued.....

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