In addition to the other thing, dams have a dramatic and disastrous impact on the ecology in the immediate area and the entire riparian system they connect to. It’s “green” in terms of emissions but they’re still harmful and we should be phasing them out for lower impact alternatives as much as possible.
Vegas is almost entirely powered by the hoover dam. It’s already pretty green as far as energy goes. The question will be where do they get their power from in a few years when lake mead dries up.
Soggy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
rogue_scholar@eviltoast.org 2 months ago
Should? Definitely, but let’s be realistic, we can barely get people off of coal and oil right now.
In the world we live in, Dams have some of the lowest environmental impact compared to the other places we get our energy.
So we probably shouldn’t be trying to phase them out while there are much more severe effects being felt from the other base load facilities.
HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 2 months ago
That’s not true. The Hoover Dam contributes to Vegas’s power supply, but it’s nowhere near “almost entirely powered” by the dam, except in Fallout: New Vegas.
ashok36@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Turns out you’re correct. I appreciate the correction.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Fallout: New Vegas is powered by my ever dwindling sanity. I am currently trying to get my mods to play nice.
Also its implied ingame that only the strip is powered by the damn and that Freeside and West Vegas get either limited or no power, hence why directing the electricity from Helios One to the area is such a big deal.