https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni en-us 2018-03-07 15:29:30 UTC 2018-03-07 16:13:01 UTC hello@padlet.com bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239205005 2018-03-07 15:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239205005 bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239205403 In 2015, hydroelectric power made up only 2.4% of all the energy consumed in the US. ]]> 2018-03-07 15:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239205403 bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239206955 Of the energy the US produces each year, in 2015, only 13% of it came from renewable sources. 46% of that comes from hydroelectric ]]> 2018-03-07 15:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239206955 bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239211187 The US is very dependent on fossil fuels. Over 80% of the energy comes from fossil fuels.]]> 2018-03-07 15:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239211187 bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239214907 Hydroelectric energy production produces no carbon pollution other than what it takes to manufacture the dam and generators. ]]> 2018-03-07 15:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239214907 bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239224296 Hydroelectric power requires a dam to be built so that to have a mass quantity of water available. This mass confinement can help reduce flooding downriver during heavy rain storms ]]> 2018-03-07 16:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239224296 bratur6900 https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239229114 https://instituteforenergyresearch.org/topics/encyclopedia/hydroelectric/]]> 2018-03-07 16:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bratur6900/71zpy9jzm2ni/wish/239229114