Shannon Ames

She/hers
Executive Director of the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (@lowimpacthydro)
(tweets, retweets, likes, are my own; do not indicate endorsement)

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Happy National Canoe Day! From my family to yours. :)
#canoeing #mysticriver

[Eddie Rich @eddierich1]

Delighted to be in DC with ⁦⁦@sbj_ames⁩ to discuss how ⁦@lowimpacthydro⁩ standard and Hydropower Sustainability Standard can be aligned in the US hydro market #Sustainablehydropower

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Thrilled to see ⁦@lowimpacthydro⁩’s amazing board chair highlighted by ⁦@PNNLab⁩ https://t.co/qXZ3U8jIrD

[Melanie Gárate 🐚 @MelanieGarate]

Op-ed I wrote published in The Hill this morning.

We must protect our coastal communities from climate induced flooding and sea level rise. Thinking about and wishing I could do more for those impacted by Hurricane Fiona and Ian. Let's do better.

https://t.co/fBfyowAXnk

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

ISO NE hides behind its mission but it ignores the need to change as the world around it changes. ISO NE needs to update its mission to properly consider climate change. The board is falling down on its job.
https://t.co/AheqdjG9hA

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

I need to spend more time on TikTok. I'm in awe of Gen Z.
https://t.co/wBbGSXhBBC

[Jeff Opperman💧🐟🎸 @jjopperman]

It’s Energy Day at #COP26

Here's a musical reminder that we can meet climate goals w/out damming remaining free-flowing rivers.

Dams proposed for tropical free-flowing rivers would provide <1% of needed electricity!

@WWFLeadWater

https://t.co/e540YBpKqU

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

1905: Justice John Marshall Harlan: the Constitution did not allow Americans always to behave however they chose. “Real liberty for all could not exist,” Harlan wrote in his majority opinion, if people could act “regardless of the injury that may be done to others.” - NYT

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Feeling like Gen-Xers (like me) are the middle children (like me) of generations, failing to keep peace between our older and younger siblings. We shouldn't be trying to keep the peace and bridge the gap. Millennials are right.
https://t.co/itoJwHmDUt

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

When a large swath of river restoration organizations and the hydropower industry agree on a legislative proposal it should be adopted. Please tell your legislator that this investment is important! #Damsareinfrastructure.

https://t.co/BIO3gtn12q

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Love what this bill is doing! And love that it recognizes Low Impact Certified hydropower.
https://t.co/6aebB7z7cu

[Hydropower Reform Coalition @HydroReform]

Heartbreaking https://t.co/fk6mwplQZR

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Yum

[Andy_Mystic_River @AndyMysticRive1]

River herring, 5/25/21. View is not great because obscured by eagle's talons. 😉 Bird finished this evening snack in 2 minutes. Mystic Lakes, @MedfordMass. See next for bird in flight. 1/2 #circleoflife #birdvsfish #ecologicalrestoration #fishmigration @MysticMyRWA @MassDMF

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Count the migrating river herring! It's addictive. @MysticMyRWA https://t.co/30GnHRuQax

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Know what the map below shows? Dams across the continental US. They create drinking water reservoirs, provide navigation, some are essential, some need to go, but all are #infrastructure (https://t.co/XdhsVNqJpq) ps: there are over 90,000 of them in our rivers. #dams

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Just pure joy. https://t.co/UIJOkOmpeE

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

https://t.co/BoC76Yq2PH

[American Rivers @americanrivers]

“Almost without exception, where dams have been removed, you see populations bounce back, often much more quickly than anyone anticipated.” https://t.co/nx6FjFxc1u

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

Two out of three isn't bad. #LikeAGirl #futureisfemale
https://t.co/sbLJkq9TR4

[Shannon Ames @sbj_ames]

This:
https://t.co/TNGKQDfFqh
and this:
https://t.co/EB02SvHsyT