# Hydropower on The No Agenda Show

Hydropower comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2009 to October 2021.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** January 2009 – October 2021
- **Related topics:** [California](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [France](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/france.md), [Germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [Global Warming](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-warming.md), [Justin Trudeau](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/justin-trudeau.md), [Natural Gas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/natural-gas.md), [Nuclear Power](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-power.md), [Plastic Bottles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/plastic-bottles.md), [Renewable Energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/renewable-energy.md), [Reservoirs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/reservoirs.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### European Energy Crisis and The Failure of Energiewende

- **Episode:** [1390: No Hugs For You!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1390-no-hugs-for-you.md)
- **Published:** 2021-10-14
- **Time:** 2:34:20–2:37:47
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1390-no-hugs-for-you/chapter/european-energy-crisis-and-the-failure-of-energiewende.md

Germany's "Energiewende" policy is struggling as renewable sources fail to meet demand. Low water levels in Scandinavia have reduced hydropower exports, while Germany continues to shut down its remaining nuclear plants. This has left Europe increasingly dependent on Russian natural gas, leading to record-high energy prices across the continent.

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### California Hydropower and Trudeau's Plastic Fail

- **Episode:** [1147: OTARD](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1147-otard.md)
- **Published:** 2019-06-20
- **Time:** 2:22:28–2:25:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1147-otard/chapter/california-hydropower-and-trudeau-s-plastic-fail.md

California is reportedly moving to exclude hydropower from its "renewable energy" targets to drive more investment into wind and solar. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is mocked for a "virtue signaling" failure during a press conference where he struggled to explain how his family is reducing plastic use, mentioning "drink box water bottles."

Keywords: [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [hydropower](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydropower.md), [renewable energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/renewable-energy.md), [justin trudeau](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/justin-trudeau.md), [plastic bottles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/plastic-bottles.md)

### Hydropower Environmental Impact, Trouw Daily Report

- **Episode:** [64: Carbon Credits and the CIA](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/64-carbon-credits-and-the-cia.md)
- **Published:** 2009-01-03
- **Time:** 17:04–19:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/64-carbon-credits-and-the-cia/chapter/hydropower-environmental-impact-trouw-daily-report.md

A report from the Dutch newspaper Trouw suggests that large-scale hydroelectric dams may contribute more to global warming than fossil fuel plants due to reservoir emissions. The World Commission on Dams estimates that between 40 and 80 million people have been displaced by such projects worldwide. There is skepticism regarding whether this information is legitimate environmental science or oil industry propaganda.

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