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Hi,

I appreciate the cost concerns that your speaker is expounding upon; certainly nothing is free, especially energy. But lest eveyone forgets, even though hydropower seems "green" in the short term, it is by no means green over time. The necessity to bring our waterways back to their natural state is worth it. Sure the timeline and timing is worth debate.
Perhaps the questions should be posed to PacifiCorp folks is do they REALLY believe that dam removal is ultimately a good thing for the whole of society (including nature).

Thanks.

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