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Why do we call it "The Dam Truth?"
A methane plume seen by GHGSat over a turbine at the hydroelectric reservoir at Lom Pangar dam, Cameroon, 20 April 2017.
Read: amt.copernicus.org/articles/…
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This strong, well-researched, and important story may go unnoticed, but it shouldn't. Bloomberg really telling the dam truth.
"Drought is emptying reservoirs. Wildfires and extreme rain are filling them with sediment." -- in @Bloomberg by @KyleStock and @kyleykim
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“We exist to protect and restore rivers, and of course, dams are one of the big threats. Hydropower, specifically, has been built, and is still continuing to be built, under the myth that it is clean energy. It’s not.” -- Gary Wockner
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Fascinating -- thorough, accurate, AI-generated summary at @Hoodline.
hoodline.com/2026/08/califor…
What a great duo! And a great short essay!
READ HERE: linkedin.com/pulse/californi…
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NATIONAL NEWS TODAY -- DO YOU AGREE WITH OUR STATEMENT?
“At the exact same moment when the states should be cutting back water use, the State of Colorado is increasing the amount of water diverted out of the river.” -- Gary Wockner, Save The Colorado
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"The Trump administration’s plan would allow for mandatory cutbacks of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in the three states — as much as 40% of their combined allotments." -- Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources
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Great op-ed posted by Yvon Chouinard and Amy Cordalis about California river/climate policy -- take a look!
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Should Gov. Newsom Require Dam Operators To Count and Report Their GHG Emissions?
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Thank you @MavensNotebook for reposting our press release this morning!
mavensnotebook.com/2026/03/2…
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100 dams removed and 4,893+ miles of rivers reconnected in 2025! 🙌 That’s habitat restored, fish migrations revived, and safer, healthier communities.
📲 Check out our 2025 dam removal report: americanrivers.org/report/20…
Thank you @MavensNotebook for reposting our press release this morning!
mavensnotebook.com/2026/03/2…
Should Gov. Newsom Require Dam Operators To Count and Report Their GHG Emissions?
tellthedamtruth.com/californ…
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PRESS RELEASE: Reservoirs Contribute to Climate Change, it’s time for California to track their Emissions
"A reservoir is essentially a massive, underwater, methane-emitting landfill. It's time for the California Air Resources Board to track these emissions." -- Gary Wockner
Read: tellthedamtruth.com/press-re…
That's The Dam Truth!
Dam removal isn’t just an environmental story – it’s a community story. It’s about Tribal nations reclaiming cultural practices tied to threatened salmon runs. It’s about cities removing hazardous low head dams endangering kayakers.
🙌 Learn more: americanrivers.org/2026/03/1…
RT @SaveWorldRivers: Q: How do you turn a GHG emissions source into a sink?
A: Dam Removal
Check it out: sierraclub.org/sierra/these-…
Our All-Res Modeling Tool is now "AI-Assisted." Take a look at the methods section for the Klamath Dams report.
Press: tellthedamtruth.com/press-re…
Report: tellthedamtruth.com/wp-conte…
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A rather stunning example of "Ecological Denial" -- is there one word in here about the ecological health of the River itself?
A quick perusal and we can't find one. coyotegulch.blog/2025/12/10/…
PRESS: Indigenous Youth Return from COP30 with a Message
“For too long, the conversation has focused on technology to fix the climate, but the success of dam removal on the Klamath River has shown us that nature has an incredible ability to heal itself.”
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"An analysis from the Columbia River found the cost to citizens to harvest a single hatchery Chinook salmon was $68,031. Wild salmon do it for free." -- Yvon Chouinard and Matt Stoecker
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