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Marc Landry | White Coal: Austrian Hydropower Through Monarchy, Fascism, and the Marshall Plan
February 1, 2025 | Post-1945 History
How did hydropower shape Austria’s modern history? In our latest episode, we dive into Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age (2025) with its author, Marc Landry. From the collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy to the rise of National Socialism and post-WWII reconstruction under the Marshall Plan, the story of hydropower—often called ‘white coal’—intersects with key moments in Austrian history.
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