Most are safer than nuclear, but until the environmental cost of manufacturing them is outweighed by the benefit of their use then nuclear is the least intolerable stopgap.
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areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 6 days agoA hydro damn breaking has killed more people than Chernobyl before, and probably will again. Renewables are not perfect either unfortunately. Though some are slightly safer than nuclear.
OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Wait are you saying that renewables have too much environmental cost to make?
OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Some do. Hydro is a net positive, not sure about wind but probably, but last I heard solar not so much. That may have changed since.
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I know manufacturing panels and batteries have a significant environmental cost. Being a net negative though I am not sure about. Could you link some sources?
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Nobody wants dams. It’s ecocide.
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Since when? There are dams all over the place.