Disturbing Imagery Of The Permanent Drought

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1. Baa Humbug says:

   June 15, 2011 at 5:57 am

   meanwhile….
   A surge in hydroelectric power caused by a heavy spring flow in the Columbia River in the U.S. Northwest has forced authorities to shut down nearby wind energy operations for several hours a day to ease the stress on regional electric grid, triggering conflict between the two renewable energy sectors……
   ….So far, the area’s rapidly growing wind power industry been unable to feed nearly 75,000 megawatt hours of electricity into the grid, or about 15 percent of their production, and executives say the cutbacks are costing them millions of dollars as a result of contract violations and lost tax and energy credits.

   http://e360.yale.edu/digest/river_surge_in_us_northwest_sparks_wind-hydropower_collision/2988/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29

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