the energy driven by water turbine‚ People always use it to produce electricity. The falling water drives the turbines‚ and the turbines in turns to drive the generators. Then the generators translate the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity. The hydrologic cycle produces neither atmospheric nor the normal pollution. Hydro power has been used since ancient time‚ and is can be used for grinding floor and performing other tasks. In 1878‚ the world’s first hydroelectric station was developed
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kinetic energy of rushing water into electric energy. Hydro electricity is a renewable energy source because the water cycle ensures that there is always a supply of water with high potential energy in the power plant’s reservoir. Hydroelectricity provides more than 75% of electricity produced from renewable sources. In hydroelectric power plants‚ the water is utilized to move the turbine which in turn runs the electric generator. The potential energy of the water stored in the dam gets converted into
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Salmon Without Rivers: A Summary The story of the Pacific salmon is a tragic one. Humans have consistently created conditions that threaten the livelihood of the salmon. Yet the salmon continue to fight despite the assault that has taken place on their habitat for over 150 years. In Salmon Without Rivers‚ Jim Lichatowich (1999) explores this assault as well as discusses man’s attempt to restore salmon to the Pacific Northwest. His detailed analysis of the history of the Pacific salmon sheds
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29. Introduction 30. The decision of the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1] evinces the accuracy of Gooley’s observation that the separate legal entity doctrine was a "two-edged sword".[2] At a general level‚ it was a good decision. By establishing that corporations are separate legal entities‚ Salomon’s case endowed the company with all the requisite attributes with which to become the powerhouse of capitalism. At a particular level‚ however‚ it was a bad decision. By extending the
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For thousands of years‚ salmon have played an integral role of the ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. In the 1700s‚ the settling of human’s in the region had a tremendous impact on the native fisheries. Since that time‚ salmon have been affected by a growing population and economy in the Pacific Northwest. At that time‚ Europeans had begun to occupy land along the Columbia River‚ imposing their culture on the natives of that land. By the 1800’s‚ disease brought by the
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Where is the Water Running Allison Kerley Columbia Southern University Abstract Originally the idea was to incorporate the running river water into a pool. One that could be used to store water for use at a later date also serves a multitude of other functions. One of the most commonly talked about dams in the United States is the Hoover Dam. While it served its purpose when it was first constructed what are the impacts upon the environment now? How does pooling and pulling water during a severe
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam Here we present the pros and cons of world famous and gigantic Three Gorges Dam project. The Three Gorges Dam is the most famous and most gigantic project of the world. But‚ everything has two sides‚ so here we present the advantages and disadvantages of China’s Three Gorges Dam‚ namely its pros and cons. Supporters say the benefits of the project far outweigh the costs. The principal advantage of the project is to generate power to keep pace with
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Hoover Dam The Hoover Dam is one of America¡¦s greatest civil engineering marvels (Hernan 22) and ¡§has become a magnet to those fascinated by human ingenuity at its best¡¨ (Haussler 30). With its enormous size and construction during the Great Depression‚ it was an interesting topic to me. I would like to major in civil engineering and‚ at first‚ I was researching this topic. I was looking for salary and job descriptions. Then‚ I discovered the name John L. Savage‚ the engineer who supervised
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the word dam can be traced back to Middle English‚[1] and before that‚ from Middle Dutch‚ as seen in the names of many old cities.[2] Early dam building took place in Mesopotamia and the Middle East. Dams were used to control the water level‚ for Mesopotamia’s weather affected the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ and could be quite unpredictable. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan‚ 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of the capital Amman. This gravity dam featured an originally 9 m (30 ft)
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White Salmon River Ecosystem Components Jennah Whitney SCI/256 June 10‚ 2013 Katy Mirowsky-Garcia White Salmon River – Ecosystems Components Introduction The existence of Condit Dam has been a blink of time in the history of the White Salmon watershed. Since time immemorial‚ the White Salmon River has originated from the southwestern slope of Mount Adams. The White Salmon River‚m?t ’úla wana‚ was named for the white salmon. White salmon spawned here‚ the salmon eggs grew and went
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