Hydropower is one of the most widely available and effective sources of non-fossil fuelled electricity generation. If we’re going to have a chance to stop climate change we need to use it to its fullest…
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Drusas@kbin.social 8 months ago
I would point out that hydropower may be renewable but isn't necessarily environmentally friendly. Especially if you live somewhere with salmon.
Iceblade02@lemmy.world 8 months ago
jonne@infosec.pub 8 months ago
It’s super destructive to the ecology of waterways though.
Iceblade02@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Climate change is also super destructive to the ecology of waterways - and also to everything else, so I’m gonna say sacrificing a few fish for the good of the rest of the fish is probably a good idea.
jonne@infosec.pub 8 months ago
Same issue as nuclear though, building a dam takes years, time we don’t really have.
sonori@beehaw.org 8 months ago
With proper midigations it’s fast more eco friendly than the natural gas power plants were still building more of to make up for the fact that solar only ouputs in the day and we can only spin up new lithium mines and battery factories so fast.
silence7@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
The bulk of what is being installed is solar and wind
Drusas@kbin.social 8 months ago
Yes, but also some hydro.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 months ago
But only some, as a snack.
Drusas@kbin.social 8 months ago
All those dead salmon got to go somewhere.