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Rivers Serve As 'Horizontal Cooling Towers' For Thermoelectric Power Plants [VIDEO]
A new analysis on thermoelectric power plants highlights how the systems interact with climate, hydrology, and aquatic ecosystems throughout the northeastern U.S. and show how rivers serve as "horizontal cooling towers" that provide an important ecosystem service to the regional electricity sector - but at a cost to the environment.
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