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The Afon Bodesi – One of the Carneddu’s Last Free Rivers

On June 13th Save Our Rivers attended the National Trust's information day for their proposed Afon Bodesi hydro scheme in the Ogwen Valley. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodesihydro Where is it: The scheme is proposed in the heart …
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January 16, 2024
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The Tumpen Dam and Water Framework Directive

We need you to take action now! The Tumpen hydroelectric power plant is the first of many hydro developments planned for the Ötz valley by the developer TIWAG and it’s associates. You can watch …
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April 9, 2020
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Afon Cynfal and Rhaeadr y Cwm Threatened by Hydro Development.

This wild river has in recent years attracted the attention of hydro developers, those keen to extract the power of these falls and degrade this landscape for profit. The first application in the 1990s …
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December 20, 2019
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Pont Cyfyng Hydro on the Afon Llugwy

A planning application has been submitted for the hydro electric development of Pont Cyfyng Falls on the Afon Llugwy in Capel Curig Snowdonia. This is likely to be the largest scale and possibly most …
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February 5, 2019
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Where’s the Conwy Now?

Well, happily, the Conwy is right where nature intended, flowing within her banks and supporting her delicate ecosystem. Hopefully she’s safe for now, but there’s no certainty to that. Here’s a timeline to sum …
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March 15, 2017
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In the news

The news that RWE have withdrawn their recent planning application has spread to a range of media outlets. The BBC carried several reports and John Harold Director of the Snowdonia Society featured on Good …
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October 14, 2016