Today, hydroelectrics create around 16% of the world's energy. While it may be better than burning coal, it has a hidden cost: dams are terrible for rivers. In this brilliant short film, Seeker investigates the impact dams have on ecosystems – and looks at what happened when one of the world's biggest dams was removed.
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