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DamNation
Now playing on Netflix. Also available on DVD at http://damnationfilm.com/trailerAlso available for download on demand and iTunes
This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down, rivers bound back to life, giving salmon and other wild fish the right of return to primeval spawning grounds, after decades without access. DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams, but also through a metamorphosis in values, from conquest of the natural world to knowing ourselves as part of nature. - DamNationfilm.com
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It's important to note the figures who are for and those who oppose. And while your president may not fully understand what is involved, any Democratic president will always be better for our future than any Republis will ever be; underscoring the importance of voting every chance you have.
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to the brave individuals who are out there bringing about change to our way of thinking about dams.