The Super Salmon - A video documentary about the Susitna River in Alaska and proposals to dam it.
[ed. Beautiful video. Back in the early 80's when damming the Susitna River really gained traction, I had the task of coordinating and preparing the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's (ADF&G) comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) re: licensing for the project. That analysis (and associated mitigation requirements) required synthesizing years of intensive studies on fish and wildlife populations and their habitats, vegetation, hydrology, river morphology, and a host of other issues. Definitely one of the more complex projects of my career (which occurred simultaneously with another mega-project - a massive coal mine on the west side of Cook Inlet). A very busy time. Fortunately both projects were eventually shelved (until recently). In Alaska, bad ideas never die they just get recycled every 30 years or so (but hopefully not this one!). Addendum: to get a real sense of the issues involved read: this thread.]
