To the Editor of Toronto Star
ByDear people of Ontario,
Have you ever thought of the different ways you use energy, windmills, solar energy, coal burning plants and the main focus at the moment hydroelectric dams. There are many different consequences that come with using all the energy. Three consequences are water degradation, fish injury and less fresh water.
The first issue, water degradation, is a bad consequence because then we have less water flow which affects everything, the wildlife, our drinking sources and more.
The second issue, fish injury is bad because we need salmon, and salmon need rivers to flow to different place. We already had a salmon drought and a lot of people were lost without the salmon.
The third issue, less fresh water happens because when you put up the dam it floods the land and the water sits on top of the dirt and everything that could be buried under like a burial ground which destroys the fresh water. If the dam ever broke we would have contaminated water going into fresh water and would have even less.
This concerns are important, if we want to keep drinking fresh water please help stop the dams.
Jayden McCarrell
34 cornwall street
908 567 7848
mccajayd806@granderie.ca
references:
Goodfellow, L., Hanania, J., Stenhouse, K., & Donev, J. (2018, July 21). Water quality degradation from hydropower. Water quality degradation from hydropower – Energy Education. Retrieved November 9, 2021, from https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Water_quality_degradation_from_hydropower.
Government of Canada, E. C. (2010, March 30). Environmental impacts of hydro power. Environment Canada – Air. Retrieved November 9, 2021, from http://www.energybc.ca/cache/runofriver/www.ec.gc.ca/energie-energy/defaultc410.html#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20methane%2C%20hydropower,disrupting%20the%20natural%20river%20flows.