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=//**Join the P.O.T.E.R.s ( Protectors of the Earth's resources!!!)**// =  As long as rivers flow,the Earth should go Hydro!!!!

CEO- Ms.Destiny Gelet President- Ms.Marissa Chang Vice President- Ms.Sienna Castaneda Manager- Mr.Dean Jones Jr.

    We use water for a lot of things like drinking, gardening, swimming, and bathing but did you ever think of using it for electricity? Well you can and you should!!! And this is why. ..  <span style="color: rgb(80, 155, 8); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces __**no direct waste**__, and has a considerably different output level of the [|greenhouse gas] [|carbon dioxide] (CO2) than [|fossil fuel] powered energy plants. Worldwide, hydroelectricity supplied an estimated 715,000 megawatts in 2005.This is approximately 19% of the world's electricity (up from 16% in 2003), and accounted for over 63% of electricity from renewable sources. People think dams are just used to stop water from flooding cities but they are a great source of energy. A hydroelectric dam produces hydroelectricity for power. When a dam is built, water is stored behind a dam in a reservoir. In the dam is a water intake. This is a narrow opening to a tunnel called a penstock. Water pressure forces the water through the penstock and onto the blades of a turbine. A turbine is similar to the blades of a windmill, but instead of air making the windmill turn, the moving water pushes the blades and the makes the turbine spin. The turbine spins with the force of the water. The turbine is connected to a generator inside the powerhouse. The generator produces electricity that travels over long-distance power lines to homes and businesses. See the image below of a Typical Hydroelectric Dam. <span style="font-size: 70%; color: rgb(80, 155, 8); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 151, 64); font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(1, 20, 5);">    <span style="color: rgb(7, 8, 7);"> //**In the past hydroelectricity has been used for many different things like grinding wheat and corn. But have you ever thought of using it**// <span style="color: rgb(7, 8, 7);"> //**to power your ho**// <span style="color: rgb(13, 19, 12);">//**use....**// <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(4, 108, 20); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(112, 76, 164); font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(23, 119, 14); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(71, 115, 28); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(71, 115, 28); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(71, 115, 28); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(18, 22, 14);"> In the present da <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(10, 12, 9);">y we use less and less da <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(8, 8, 7);">ms <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(13, 15, 11);">so only a <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(8, 8, 7);">little amount of the world is b <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(13, 13, 12);">eing powered by hydroelectricity. That <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(10, 11, 9);"> is why we need to use more dams so we can use more hydroelectricity. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(13, 13, 12);">In the future if we can show people that hydroelectric energy is the best resource to use for electricity we can have a better and cleaner earth. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(10, 11, 10);"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(82, 13, 165); font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">

Hydroelectric energy is so great as an energy source. Hydroelectric is so great because of the advantages it has... The good thing about is that is is completely safe to the environment because it let's off no deadly waste and no harmful gases. Hydroelectric energy is the best energy because it always is available when you need it and it also can be stored in case of a major electricity problem.The process is based on the water cycle and that happens if you want too or not. Using Dams controls the amount of flooding and that is really important to the Earth right now because of global warming. Even, though hydro power is awesome for energy, it's not for some wildlife. In the case of hydro electrical plants we can say that the wild life is 'in too deep'. With every new thing we create there is also a destruction or downside. These power plants create huge, swift current much stronger than normal. Because of fish like salmon or trout, fish that need to 'jump over waterfalls' or swim upstream to migrate spawn or reproduce, become endangered. The stronger currents creates a sizable hurdle to the fishes natural pattern effecting migratory patterns, birthing area's and fish population. This hurdle, as well as being a big problem for the fish, becomes a big problem for us and nature like birds of prey (hawks or falcons) who rely on the fishes spawning patterns for their own well being. The food chain for a particular area can become unbalanced, birds would be effected, bears and then further and further up the food chain until we ourselves become effected.<span style="color: rgb(80, 155, 8); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"> ||<  ||< <span style="color: rgb(80, 155, 8); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"> || ||< <span style="color: rgb(80, 155, 8); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(16, 24, 152); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
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Here is a picture the Hoover Dam.... This is the process of Hydroelectricity... ||
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