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Tom McClintock: “In Northern Arizona, 1,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity, enough to power roughly a million homes, has been sacrificed…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
In Northern Arizona, 1,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity, enough to power roughly a million homes, has been sacrificed in the name of the humpback chub.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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Highlighting the loss of hydroelectric power due to environmental regulations.

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