Setting the river free

My Natural Habitat

English - September 08, 2020 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Removing obsolete dams will bring new life to rivers, argue environmental advocates. Hydroelectricity was once hailed as a green alternative to fossil fuels, but do the ecological consequences outweigh the benefits? Ulrich Eichelmann discusses the work of RiverWatch, an organisation taking legal action to remove obsolete dams throughout Europe.