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Is there any precedent for a community owning its own power resources? It seems like a great idea. The basin has plenty of sun and wind, and taxpayers could fund development of and own these resources.

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Carbon-free does not equal green. Those dams destroyed ecosystems and damaged endangered species. Why don't we put in wind turbines along the canyon as an example of real green energy?

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This may sound a little starry-eyed, but I do believe that dam removal will help salmon populations in the long run. I'll pay all the taxes and extra power costs needed in order to have a healthy, natural Klamath River and salmon in the Sprague and Williamson. The scale of this dam removal is truly historic and deserves praise from all parties.

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