{"id":332738,"date":"2024-06-13T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332738"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:41:48","slug":"the-real-threat-to-salmon-isnt-hydroelectric-dams-ft-todd-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332738","title":{"rendered":"The real threat to salmon isn\u2019t hydroelectric dams (ft. Todd Myers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"332739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=332739\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00Todd-Gabriella-Hydropower.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/06\/11\/the-real-threat-to-salmon-isnt-hydroelectric-dams-ft-todd-myers\/\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/ghoffman\/\">Gabriella Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a great example of how the Biden administration and the environmental left takes an issue makes it their priority and uses politics and ignores the science. But the fact is, is that the forest- Lower Snake River dams-their impact on salmon runs is very small. And it would cost by the estimates of the people who want to tear down the dams about $35 billion to tear down the four dams. And the largest ever assessment of the impact of the Snake River dams, which was done by the federal scientific agencies says that if you destroyed the dams that it would have a very small\u2014 it would have, it would increase salmon recovery\u2014 but it would have a very small marginal benefit on salmon recovery. And if you keep the dams, they would \u2014salmon would recover anyway.\u201d \u2014 Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 438 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center. Todd discusses his work with WPC, why Washington State has wacky environmental policies, the importance of Washington Initiative 2117, his participation in Gabriella\u2019s forthcoming Conservation Nation video on hydropower, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-438-Washington-Initiative-2117--Hydropower-with-Todd-Myers-e2kdsbt\/a-abatfgh\">https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-438-Washington-Initiative-2117&#8211;Hydropower-with-Todd-Myers-e2kdsbt\/a-abatfgh<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SHOW NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpolicy.org\/authors\/detail\/todd-myers\">\u2060Todd Myer\u2019s Biography\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpolicy.org\/centers\/detail\/center-for-the-environment\">\u2060Washington Policy Center \u2013 Center for the Environment\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Washington_Initiative_2117,_Prohibit_Carbon_Tax_Credit_Trading_and_Repeal_Carbon_Cap-and-Invest_Program_Measure_(2024)\">\u2060Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure (2024)\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houserepublicans.wa.gov\/case-against-dam-removal\/\">\u2060Snake and Columbia River dams: Controversy rages between renewable hydroelectric advocates and extremists seeking to remove dams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 438 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center. 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