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Re:Every $1 of BTC value responsible for $0.49 in health and... by newsclues on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:51AM (#26342360)
Hydro may be clean, but it still has environmental costs.

Concrete and destruction of ecosystems and changes in water systems can all have negative impacts on the planet.

And that is the best case scenario

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Re:Every $1 of BTC value responsible for $0.49 in health and... by effie on Thursday March 04, 2021 @01:41PM (#26346350)
Why is such as a man-made change necessarily net negative impact on the planet? It may have both negative and positive impacts. Maybe the new dam allows other species to migrate in and increase diversity. It is complicated, depends on circumstances etc.
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