This Is How We Do It

Oregon Smash!















Oregon continues to move ahead of the pack by blowing up the Marmot Dam and, in typical hippie fashion, recycling the concrete into roads. This is the largest dam removal in Oregon history, and more dams are slated for removal soon.

Many dams no longer fulfill their original functions, providing such little electricity or irrigation as to be irrelevant. This couples with the dams reaching the end of their life cycle, leaving utilities with two choices: spend tens of millions every few decades to reinforce useless dams, or spend the money once to remove the dams and restore rivers to their pristine, fish-filled glory.

You decide.