Power Plants Don't Have to Suck (Literally)
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Collectively, the power industry sucks in approximately 80 trillion gallons of water annually to cool their equipment. In the process, they kill on a massive scale fish, larvae and other aquatic organisms.
Steve Fleischli | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green