Creators
Autumn Thoyre (organizer),
students at San Francisco State University, & students & staff at Colgate UniversityInspiration for the Project
“What would happen if we refocused our attention on those people and places systematically left off the map?” – Laura Pulido, Laura Barraclough and Wendy Cheng, in A People’s Guide to Los Angeles (2012: p. 6)Meta
Category Archives: Renewables
Fairfield Renewable Energy Power Plant and Resource Recovery Project, Curtis Bay, MD
by Andrew Brummer, Colgate University, 2016 Energy Answers International, a private energy company based in Albany, New York, is currently building the nation’s largest waste-to-energy incinerator in Curtis Bay, Maryland. These types of power plants emit numerous different pollutants, including conventional greenhouse … Continue reading
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Three Gorges Dam, China
Three Gorges Dam, one of the most impressive energy-related projects undertaken by the Chinese government in the last decades, has caused a great amount of controversy because of its environmental and socio-cultural impacts. Some of the issues caused by this … Continue reading
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Proposed Susitna Dam, AK
U.S. government officials have proposed to build a mega dam on the upper part of the Susitna River. If built electricity generated from this dam will supply electricity to all of the Alaskan Railbelt.
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Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand, India
Standing over 260 metres high on the Bhagirathi river in the state of Uttarakhand, Tehri Dam is one of the tallest dams in the world. It is part of a larger hydroelectric power complex, managed by the Tehri Hydro Development … Continue reading
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PM2.5 Non-Attainment Area: Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
In interior Alaska, residents and officials of the Fairbanks North Star Borough (the FNSB) are dealing with a contentious topic – how to have access to affordable energy while still maintaining good public health. High costs of living in the … Continue reading
Hoa Binh Dam, Vietnam
The Hoa Binh hydroelectric dam is the most significant resource project in Vietnam. Though it has transformed northern Vietnam’s electrical energy sector, the Hoa Binh hydroelectric project has also created the greatest combined social and environmental displacements in the country … Continue reading
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Glen Canyon Dam, AZ
Glen Canyon Dam, on the Colorado River, is a critical resource to provide both power and water to millions in the American West. However, the large-scale disruption of the Colorado River has had unforeseeable environmental and social consequences. Issues of … Continue reading
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Sugarcane Ethanol in Piracicaba, Brazil
Piracicaba is a city, county and river in the state of Sao Paolo in Southeastern Brazil. Sugarcane plantations occupy 80% of the land area[1] of the county and it has some of the largest and most productive sugarcane mills producing ethanol … Continue reading
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Sardar Sarovar Dam, India
By Saurabh Bhatia The construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam was approved on the Narmada in 1987, with 10 dams being constructed on the main river along with 20 more on its tributaries[1]. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a critical resource that … Continue reading
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