Hydroelectricity is arguably the most ecologically devastating form of energy production.
Why is it considered Green Energy?
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I think most people, including myself, aren’t as aware of its effects compared to things such as windmills and solar panels.
You’re saying hydro is worse than those?
It's hard to say which is worse.
Certainly large scale Hydro ruins ecosystems but windmills kill tons of birds.
Everything has a cost. Some people choose to ignore this or pick and choose. Willfully.
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m against all of them and understand that hydrocarbon energy production is superior in all ways. Just didn’t know how detrimental hydro specifically was
yeah it destroys salmon runs, etc.
I didn't mean you at all if that's how it read. I'm pointing the finger at climate extremists.
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because 'they' say so.
conveniently blind... some people are.
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Any thoughts on the dam they built in CO that has uranium tainted rocks all up in it?
sounds horrifying.
which dam is it?
This is what I came across. Hopefully I'm just misunderstanding something but, shit..
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/chimney-hollow-dam-tallest-twenty-years-colorado-uranium/
"... are hopeful that filling the reservoir with water will help dilute the levels of uranium detected in water currently..."
should read "... we're hopeful that everyone will forget about the uranium so we can do absolutely nothing about it..."
#realitybites
#sardonic
Yeah POAST name
Well, I think the energy "market" is mostly two large gangs fighting for dominance so all the nitpicky terminology is nothing but marketing and therefore entirely meaningless. That's how come hydro is considered "green" (and therefore sacred or holy or whatever) while the most modern nuclear plant is considered to be on par with the dirtiest, unfiltered, late 19th century coal power plant.
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Because it makes other people money
Because it doesn't produce plant food
The term itself is dumb… actually pissing me off the more I think about it 😂
NUCLEAR is the way
So much destruction