The Pros And Cons Of The Hoover Dam

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Picture a beautiful, peaceful night in the lighthouse located on the banks of Salvador, Brazil. The lamp shines across the deep, vast waters and then circles around to cast across the thriving, ancient city. One would assume that a place so bright would be draining natural resources from the ground, but that is not the case. Like other parts of the world, Brazil relies on renewable resources, energy derived from natural processes that are replenished at a faster rate than consumed, to generate nearly all of their electricity. However, they rely on hydropower, which makes up about one-fifth all energy produced worldwide. In 1996 even, “Brazil [had] 92 percent of [its] 287 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generated […] by hydroelectricity” …show more content…
The Hoover Dam, once referred to as the Boulder Dam, was opened in 1935 and was suppose to be a reclamation project. However, it became one of and is still one of the most effective electrical energy-producing plants in the world, and it “has long-since repaid the $165 million cost for construction” (Black 442). One must acknowledge that the Hoover Dam’s construction did alter the life of marine animals, as well as their habitats, but it has given so much more than what one would have ever thought it would do. There has not been any stories or media post about marine life becoming extinct because of the Hoover Dam, nor human life. Humans have benefited greatly from it, especially those who live in Los Angeles, CA and use majority of the Hoover Dam’s electrical power. Ultimately, the Hoover Dam is a prime example of how far electrical and engineering innovations have come due to its production and structure, thus making itself the “larger-than-life symbol of fluctuating meaning for generations of Americans” (Black,
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