A terrible dam disaster: Vajont 1963. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vajont_Dam&useformat=desktop
mic Il giorno 01/apr/2012 23:12, "Alan Fletcher" <a...@well.com> ha scritto: > > I believe dams are the safest and cheapest way to generate > > electricity. (Safety is measured in accidents per kilowatt-hour.) > > - Jed > > You might look at the Hydro Quebec James Bay project(s). > > Wiki is a start -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bay_Project -- but > it's largely from a Quebecoi point of view. > > An ecological disaster -- covers an area the size of NY state, induced > earthquakes, completely disrupted (good? bad?) the native Cree/Inuit > population, extensive mercury contamination (alleged forced abortions). > 10,000 caribou drowned during one storm (or, alleged, a planned test > release). > > > While highly motivated, the Cree's opposition to the Great Whale River > Project was mainly ineffective until 1992 when the State of New York > withdrew from a multi-billion dollar power purchasing agreement due to > public outcry and a decrease in energy requirements. > > I was in Albany at the time, and peripherally involved with the "public > outcry". > >
