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Hydroelectric power
Hydropower production took a hit in 2023
Mar 28, 2024
Regions that depend on it are having to look to other sources of energy — which can cost more.
Why is it so hard to negotiate a Colorado River conservation deal?
Oct 6, 2022
It's been almost two months since the basin states blew past a federal deadline to negotiate major water conservation.
As Lake Powell's water level drops, some in the West must turn to more expensive energy sources
Mar 23, 2022
Hydropower is a diminishing resources in a megadrought.
Texan oil man T. Boone Pickens hangs up his hat
by
Jed Kim
Jan 12, 2018
Infamous investor T. Boone Pickens is closing his BP Capital fund and retiring at age 89 after amassing a fortune in energy — everything from oil and natural gas, to wind power and water. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Uganda weighs energy needs against tourism industry
Mar 4, 2016
A planned hydroelectric dam threatens adventure tourism businesses in Uganda.
Green power vs. green power
by
Emma Jacobs
Mar 6, 2012
Canadian hydroelectric projects could threaten domestic green energy start-ups.