Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin...
by reaperman on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:41PM
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> Hydropower can definitely be sustained indefinitely.
That’s absolutely not what “sustainable” means.
The difference between “renewable” and “sustainable” isn’t a fringe concept. It’s been pretty well accepted for about 55 years now.
Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin...
by WastingMyTime89 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @08:45PM
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That’s exactly what sustainable means: “able to be maintained at a certain rate or level”.
And even in the specific meaning you are pushing, the actual impact of hydro is questionable. Until you take a die hard position that no ecosystem whatsoever should be disturbed the benefit vs loss analysis is more than compelling.
Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin...
by reaperman on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @08:30AM
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sustainability
Definition #2:
> the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance:
Unfamiliar readers have to note that here sustainable is not used in its normal meaning but in the one used by some environmentalists. Hydropower can definitely be sustained indefinitely. It does cause flooding in some area previously I flooded and disturbs fish which some people view as an issue.
It’s really hard to have a good discussion about climate change because some people constantly push unrelated agenda into the mix.