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  Yea, Umbra!  Thanks for writing.  The Alabama Rivers Alliance staff is going to invest in a water carbonator.  :)  And I'm going to get one for the house, as well.  

  Best, LIZ

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  Dear Umbra,

   

  I read an article you did for Natural Home and I was also shocked that you would imply that micro-hydro is Ok for the average Joe to look into constructing in his/her backyard.  I'm not implying that my fellow readers are only average, but I am stating that relying on the law of averages to save us from people without an understanding of stream ecology filling up their waterways with giant corrrugated plastic pipes, is simply not enough.  And whereas the project sounds cool, if done correctly, this is a delicate business and it worries me, especially, that it can be read from your article that the bigger the project, the more power you harness.  Yikes Umbra!  Maybe you underestimate your power as eco-sage, to affect your quite large readership.

  Handle with care, pls!

  Elizabeth, Roebuck Springs

  On Ask Umbra on hydro power at home posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago 5 Responses