Report: Reservoirs in Alabama are Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Executive Summary Both R. L. Harris and Weiss reservoirs are sources of greenhouse gasses. At Weiss Reservoir, greenhouse gas emissions attributed to hydroelectric generation were 5 times greater than the proposed Clean Energy threshold. Emissions at Weiss Reservoir...
Anthropogenically driven climate and landscape change effects on inland water carbon dynamics: What have we learned and where are we going?
Abstract: Inland waters serve as important hydrological connections between the terrestrial landscape and oceans but are often overlooked in global carbon (C) budgets and Earth System Models. Terrestrially derived C entering inland waters from the watershed can be...
Getting lost tracking the carbon footprint of hydropower
Abstract: In the transition to low-carbon electricity, well-quantified estimates of carbon dynamics are needed to ensure that emissions reduction targets are achieved. We review the state of the science on carbon accounting for hydropower reservoirs and identify...
Motion to Intervene & Comments on Draft Supplemental EIS on the Coosa Project
Motion to intervene and comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project from Alabama Rivers Alliance, American Rivers, and Coosa Riverkeeper. These comments request FERC to examine greenhouse gas emissions from the project and take climate impacts into consideration.