Posted on Jun 5, 2021
Dam Reservoirs May Emit Double the Carbon They Sequester
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Got to produce electricity somewhere for all those electric cars that the left wants.
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PO2 Jim Anthony
Most dams are old technology, designed and built before we had any idea about how carbon in the atmosphere was causing global warming. They were there to harness and control water flow, and create electricity to light and heat our homes, power our machines and devices including air conditioning to make our deserts habitable. The proposed infrastructure bill in Congress may correct this problem.
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Dams are one of the most impressive engineering feats – from the almost mythical way they produce energy, to the ways they vary around the world. These mammoth structures may protect us from flooding, but unfortunately, a new study could put a damper on our moment of appreciation.
It turns out these marvels of engineering may not be the eco-friendly wonders we once believed them to be. “Carbon emissions from dams had been significantly underestimated,” Matthias Koschorreck, a biogeochemist, and the study's lead author, said in a statement. Koschorreck even goes so far as to suggest dams should be considered a source of emissions. The researchers estimate that the reservoirs can emit double the carbon they sequester.
Dams are one of the most impressive engineering feats – from the almost mythical way they produce energy, to the ways they vary around the world. These mammoth structures may protect us from flooding, but unfortunately, a new study could put a damper on our moment of appreciation.
It turns out these marvels of engineering may not be the eco-friendly wonders we once believed them to be. “Carbon emissions from dams had been significantly underestimated,” Matthias Koschorreck, a biogeochemist, and the study's lead author, said in a statement. Koschorreck even goes so far as to suggest dams should be considered a source of emissions. The researchers estimate that the reservoirs can emit double the carbon they sequester.
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